1st Sunday of Christmas 1 January 2012 Luke 2: 22-40 Waiting. It seems that no matter how much we hate to wait, our lives are often about waiting. I remember looking out the window of my internship office on the last Thursday of the month to see the line forming in the parking lot. Most […]
Walking Into New Life
3rd Sunday of Easter May 8, 2011 Luke 24: 13-35 As I’ve been visiting people who are homebound, I’ve been asking, do you have a favorite Psalm? A favorite Bible passage, something that sustains you or has special connections for you? A favorite Bible story or story about Jesus? Most of the time people can’t […]
The Art of Spiritual Practice: The Art of Giving
4th Sunday in Lent 2011 April 3, 2011 WELCA Thankoffering Sunday It is no accident that this Sunday’s special collection is called a Thankoffering. The Bible is full of stories of God’s gifts and God’s mercy. The Bible is also full of stories about giving back as a recognition of the gifts and blessings which […]
Seeing the Larger Context
Christ the King Sunday November 21, 2010 Colossians 1: 11-20 Early Christian communities were tiny gatherings in towns and cities that were rich and powerful. The facades of the restored gymnasium at Sardis and the huge synagogue which adjoined the portico of the main thoroughfare are astonishing even to our modern eyes. Pergamum had the […]
Sites and Stories
25th Sunday after Pentecost, Lectionary 33 November 14, 2010 Luke 21:5–19 5 When some were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts dedicated to God, he said, 6As for these things that you see, the days will come when not one stone will be left upon another; all will […]
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