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2018-03-11

God so loved

“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works.” is part of the last verse of our lesson from Ephesians this morning. In this verse the Apostle Paul is speaking to us about our purpose in life.  We, the people of God, saved by grace through our faith in Jesus Christ are […]

2018-03-04

God’s Foolishness

I love history.  To me it is a never ending string of fascinating stories, filled with interesting characters, odd circumstances, choices for good and ill, and the effects of the natural world upon humanity.  Since the world is filled with so much history, you cannot obviously know it all, and so, there is always something […]

2018-01-28

A New Teaching with Authority

Throughout our lives we have all had people in authority over us.  Some are political, like our various government officials, some are civil, like the police or judges, there are religious authorities like pastors, or Sunday School teachers.  When we are younger, educational authorities have a lot of power, be them teachers, principals, or professors.  […]

2017-12-30

Christmas Day

Grace and Peace to you from God our Creator and Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ. Amen The story this morning sounds so idyllic and lovely doesn’t it? We have this Sunday School image of the three wise men traveling under a dark, but starlit sky, following that glorious twinkling off in the distance. Or […]

2017-12-24

Christmas Eve

My mother collects crèches. You know, the little nativity scenes that usually include figurines of Mary, Joseph, the baby Jesus, shepherds, wisemen, animals and usually an angel suspended by a thread, hanging above it all. Well my Mom collects these, no, I mean really collects these, they are everywhere! Some are small and hang from […]

2017-12-10

Second Sunday in Advent

Deserts play a prominent role in today’s scriptures.  Deserts play a prominent role in the story of God and his people.  Deserts can test a person. I have spent time in the Chiahuahuan desert of Northern Mexico.  It is harsh but beautiful country. When I took walks in the desert I remember thinking, I would […]

2017-12-03

First Sunday in Advent

So, The Justice League movie is out, as is the Thor movie.  These are both Super Hero movies, two of a multitude which have come out, and will come out in the theaters.  From the early Batman and Spiderman movies of the 1990’s, to the rash of Super Hero films in the Twenty-first Century, a […]

2017-11-05

All Saints Day

On All Saint’s day we remember those who have gone before us, some recently, and some who passed away years ago.  We remember them because, well they were important to us, they are the memorable people of our lives. As I write these words I remember my Grandma, whom I lost seven years ago, but […]

2017-10-29

Reformation Sunday

Today is Reformation Sunday, the Sunday of the year when we take the time to look back at history, and to get a glimpse of where we have come from as the church, both Protestant and Catholic.  Yet I believe that it is also a time for us to take a look at where God […]

2017-10-01

Philippians 2

Do you like to receive mail?  I do.  And I don’t mean credit card offers, or sales magazines or bills, or spam on e-mail, but rather real communication from another person in my life.  I don’t care if it is in the form of an e-mail or a handwritten letter on paper received in an […]

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