
On Giving Thanks Sunday, we will bring forward our pledge of our tithe to the church for its mission and ministry in the name of Jesus Christ. Most now pledge…
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November 8, 2026; May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Anything happen this week? Anything at all? I don’t know about you, but Jesus telling us to “keep awake” isn’t easy for a lot of us who haven’t gotten much sleep since Tuesday night. The church is in Advent – the season of hopeful expectation, and one might reasonably argue, so is the nation. For the sea change we all witnessed this past week, which is still going on, has rocked our country and the world. It was not simply a swap of majorities in Congress. This is not about any one party. This was a once in a lifetime Tsunami of repudiation of hate, corruption, war, and indecency wrought by the uniting of people from all parties, all walks of life, from all parts of this very large country. Let us all pray that this…

November 1, 2026 – The Feast of All Saints: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Now, you’all know I grew up Baptist, and one of the reasons I like to watch Morning Joe during the week is because of the host – Joe Scarborough. Joe, a former Republican Congressman, often talks about Jesus, religion, and his Baptist roots. One of my fav themes he often brings up is how to be persistent – like he would say “we’d sing 17 verses of ‘Just As I Am’ if that is what it took to get someone to profess their faith…” And…well, that is very true! Anyway, the other day I just about spewed my coffee all over the room because John Meachem, a renowned historian and Episcopalian, was one of the guests. And here is what happened. John Meachem said to Joe, “…you do have an…

October 25, 2026: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. So, last week on the Jesus Channel, the Pharisees teamed with their not-so-best-buds, the Herodians, to try to trip Jesus up with a question (after, of course, flattering him). They essentially said, “Hey Jesus – you are lookin’ mighty awesome and since we know you are the absolute bomb when it comes to, ya know, knowin’ stuff, we have a question for you…”. Then they asked him about whether it was legal to pay taxes to the emperor. We know from last week that this was a trap, and that Jesus wasn’t the least bit fooled. And now for today’s episode, the Pharisees are at it again. A lawyer among them thought up a great question to test Jesus, or so he thought. Now, you’d think that with all the questions these folks have, they would…