February 6, 2022: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Like millions of others, I watched the Opening Ceremonies of the Winter Olympic Games that are now taking place in Beijing China. While smaller than others of these ceremonies, it was still amazing to watch. I am one who prefers the…
January 30,2022: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Well, isn’t that every preacher’s nightmare – like Jesus, you offer a sermon and the people try to throw you off a cliff! Hopefully, that will not be my fate today, or any Sunday. Now, if you have ever been at a…
January 23, 2022: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. There is a thread running through all of these scriptures that we have heard today. Jesus is in the synagogue among others, the people gather at the Water Gate with Ezra in Nehemiah, and St. Paul is writing not to some…
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…
