
On Sunday, November 1st, we will celebrate the Principal Feast of All Saints, when we remember the saints of the church who have gone before us. If you feel called…
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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…

October 18, 2026: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. It is so good to be back. I have missed you all so very much, and I look forward to catching up on everything in the days ahead. For anyone who may be visiting, or new since July of this year, I have been away on a long overdue sabbatical, which gave me much needed rest and renewal to equip me to better serve this parish and God as we move toward the future. Sooooooo, did I miss anything while I was gone? I mean, anything going on in the country or the world? Yeah… it never seems to end, does it? Which is why I was grateful that this sabbatical did allow me to step off if that carousel of crazy – to get away from the chaotic Chronos – or human time – and…

June 28, 2026: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Ahhh, the summer is here, and vacations are hopefully in full swing. We all need time to rest, renew, reflect, because when we are exhausted, we can start to loose our way. It would seem Abraham, in the story from Genesis, could have used a trip to the Jersey shore, or at least a long nap in a hammock, because this guy is hearing some strange voices in his head. We are told that God tells Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac, the one he had been promised would be the beginning of many descendants, the son he and his wife Sarah had waited so very long to bring into being. Abraham doesn’t question what he is asked to do, but instead brings the unsuspecting Isaac up the mountain on a hike. Isaac, for his part,…