Every year the lectionary directs us to one of the Gospel accounts of what has come to be known as the Transfiguration. This event was meant to show the disciples…
For today we have come to a number of the teachings of Jesus from the Sermon on the Mount that touch on our human relationships and our interactions with…
The Sermon on the Mount covers three chapters in Matthew’s gospel and has remained a touchstone of Christian teaching over the centuries. Its topics include blessings to believers as…
Today I invited the children to become star gazers. Looking in the sky for signs and omens was a commonplace thing only a little more than 100 years ago.…
O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie! Above thy deep and dreamless sleep, the silent stars go by; Yet in thy dark streets shineth the…
The Christmas season is one of great hope and promise. As we approach the day we find our thoughts turning more and more to how this time can reflect…
This passage from Isaiah 11 is a prophecy of a future hope for Israel. But it is more than that for it is one of the texts that is…
Right before we begin our celebrations of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany – our winter celebrations of hope and expectation – we finish the cycle of the church year with…
Whether or not we express it openly, all of us have questions about the future. Depending on where we are in this journey of life, the questions will be…
Last year at this time we marked the 100th Anniversary of the First World War. It was a day for recalling the sacrifices of that war that was to…