September 12, 2021: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Well, the opening of that epistle of James we just heard likely rang a few school bells for teachers far and wide. “Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters, for you know that we who teach will…
September 5, 2021: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Happy Labor Day Weekend everyone! This is a time when we remember those who labor for what we need, what we enjoy, and in many cases, for what we take for granted. They are the ones we see, and the ones…
August 8, 2021: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Over the past few weeks, I have been preaching from the letter to the Ephesians, because it has a lot to say about our life in Christ. We hear some well-known and beloved passages like “Speak the truth in love,” or…
August 1, 2021: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Well, welcome back as we swing into the final days of summer in this second year of pandemic. Yet this year, despite the impact of the Delta variant of the coronavirus, it seems different than last August. For this is a…
July 11, 2021: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. The English language is filled with annoying and even downright hilarious examples of how crazy it can be. Take the fabulous Oxford comma, a crucial grammatical tool, especially when we consider a sentence like this one with, or without, the comma:…
July 4, 2021: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Someone once said, “Who can ever forget Winston Churchill’s immortal words: “We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills.” That…
June 13, 2021: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. If you have never had a chance to watch a Monty Python movie, well… what are you waiting for? Anyway, as I was thinking about the readings for today, I was reminded of one nearly iconic scene from the classic “Monty…
June 6, 2021: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Well, it’s been awhile, right? This two Sunday a month worship can sometimes feel like an eternity when we have a five Sunday month as we did in May, but that will all be behind us in September as we return…
May 9, 2021: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Today is not only the sixth Sunday of Easter, but as we all know, it is Mother’s Day, and of course we wish all of you who are celebrating this holiday, a day filled with love. It is a day we…
April 11, 2021: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. I love the stories of the early resurrection appearances – to Mary Magdalene first, then the disciples (well, except Thomas), then Cleopas and the woman walking with him on the road to Emmaus (presumably his wife)[1], then Thomas, then the boys…
