May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Back in 2019, when I was on sabbatical (Lordy, it seems a lifetime ago), anyway – I had the opportunity to study at Oxford University in England. One of the classes I took was on Mary Magdalene, one of the disciples of Jesus. We…
January 9, 2022: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Happy New Year one and all! It is good to be back, though I do love the twelve days of Christmas. I think it is kind of sad that right after the Magi make their long journey to the Christ child,…
December 26, 2021: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Well, you made it! The stores will soon have “after Christmas” sales on, and likely have started putting out Valentine’s Day displays. Folks believe that everything can go back to normal – to the way it was. Some Christmas trees will…
Christmas Eve 2021: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. I love the music of the season – Advent hymns like “Comfort, Comfort Ye My People,” “People Look East,” “O Come, O Come Emmanuel,” and so many more. Christmas hymns too, of course – all the ones we sing tonight most…
December 5, 2021: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. I don’t know if you noticed the turn. You know, the turn our gospel just took for us today? We are now on our 5th Sunday of the original 7 week Advent, and Advent always begins, whether 4 weeks or 7…
November 28, 2021: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Well, by now, I hope all the stuffing, mashed potatoes, and turkey – or whatever it is that makes up your Thanksgiving feast – is now history – even while we know it will stick around awhile on the scale. And…
November 21, 2021: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Okay, whenever I hear Psalm 126, I am immediately transported back to my Baptist childhood, when we would sing “Bringing in the sheaves, bringing in the sheaves, we will come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.” And as a kid, I just…
November 14, 2021: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. We are now in Advent, the second week of Advent actually. Now, you may wonder if maybe you missed something, because it didn’t look like Advent last week. Well, last Sunday we celebrated the Feast of All Saints, transferred from November…
November 7, 2021 – The Feast of All Saints: May God’s words spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Wow! How great it is to be back in the pulpit and seeing all of you gathered here today. I have really missed you’all! And, I know that you all have missed one another. It is…
October 10, 2021: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. “As Jesus set out on a journey…” This is how our gospel passage from Mark opens today. Jesus is heading out the door. So, I have to wonder – where was Jesus going, and why? I’ll never really know the answer…
