23 Dec, 2019
The scripture leading up to Christmas focus on the pregnancy of Mary. And on this fourth Sunday in Advent, we are celebrating Love. Putting the two together, Mary was pregnant with Love… Love that began as a baby and eventually took the form of...
16 Dec, 2019
Yesterday was our children's Christmas Pageant. Afterwards I asked everyone how they felt after watching it and they responded: happy, proud, joyful, and thankful. I was so glad that no one said bored or annoyed, or that they were just glad it...
09 Dec, 2019
In Isaiah we once again we find ourselves with the prophet in the midst of a war-torn land where lives have been lost and homes have been destroyed. Loss, grief, heartache, anger, pain, fear, despair, loneliness, joblessness, aimlessness must...
02 Dec, 2019
Here at the beginning of Advent, our prescribed scripture readings set the stage for why the world needed a new voice – a child of hope, light and peace. The book of Isaiah begins by condemning the people of Israelf for their unfaithfulness to...
25 Nov, 2019
(This is the last in a sermon series on the prayer of St. Francis, "Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace.") Luke 6:38 reads: “Give and it will be given to you: a full measure – packed down, shaken together and running over – will be poured into...
18 Nov, 2019
This is the third week in our discussion of the prayer of St. Francis, “Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace.” We have talked about planting seeds of love, forgiveness, and faith. Now we tackle the next few lines that are similar enough to be...
12 Nov, 2019
(This is the second in a four-part sermon series on the prayer of St. Francis: "Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace.") A few weeks ago I suggested that we broaden our understanding of faith and think of it in terms of action instead of “I...
04 Nov, 2019
The Prayer of St. Francis: "Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace": Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred let me sow love, Where there is injury let me sow pardon, Where there is doubt, faith, Where there is despair,...
28 Oct, 2019
Yesterday, we celebrated A Day of Remembrance by lighting candles for those who have passed away in the last year. Doing this prompts us to reflect on our own mortality, which I think is a good thing. Remember that we won't live forever tends...
21 Oct, 2019
These words are from poet and essayist, Christian Wiman: I think of belief as having objects. Faith doesn’t have objects. Faith is an orientation of your life or it’s an energy of your life… I pondered this for a while and I find that I agree...