Teaching Wisdom
Link to Service “…for righteousness” seemed less concrete, for I believed and I do believe that Jesus came to announce the kingdom to those who are poor, particularly in a material sense, to those whose basic needs are not being met. So where does that leave the rest of us, who are well fed and […]
Walking in Peace
Link to Service INVITATION TO PRAYER It has become a prayer practice in some churches to give people a star word on Epiphany Sunday… We trust that God uses multiple ways to guide and speak to us. These words offer us a way to actively seek and reflect upon God’s presence among us, both in […]
The Singing of Angels
Link to Service How good it is to be together to celebrate this Holy and beautiful Night, to sing with joy and to open our hearts once again to this precious story of great love. Imagine that our God, creator of all living things, of each of us, chose at one point in time to […]
Advent 3 – Moments of Joy
Link to Service There’s an old story, probably legendary, that in 1670 the choirmaster at the Cologne Cathedral in Germany created candy canes as a happy diversion for children who had to endure long-winded Christmas Eve services. The familiar J-shaped sticks don’t actually appear in historical documents until 1847, when it was reported that a […]
Advent 2: Reflections
Link to Service How quickly the season of Advent comes upon us in the immediate follow up to Thanksgiving. And we who are blessed with so much abundance around us, so many distractions, so many ads inviting us to buy things and get our homes ready may miss out on the invitation of this […]
Advent 1: God Calls to Us
Link to Service As we listen to the opening words from the Gospel of Luke this morning, the story of Jesus begins with this line… “In the time of Herod…” Often, this seemingly small detail may be overlooked as we move on to the unfolding of this great story; however, it reveals some important information […]
A Conversation of Love
Link to Service Our passage from Luke’s Gospel this morning reminds us of the call to be in right relationship with God and one another. Throughout scripture, we are reminded again and again of the covenantal relationship that God has offered. Living in relationship is at the heart of being human. Jesus calls his […]
In which we learn about life and love from Winnie the Pooh and Friends (Part 2)
Link to Service About two years ago now, I shared a Sermon on lessons from the stories of Winnie the Pooh and his Friends. I remember that my reflections sparked a lot of conversation as people recalled with fondness their own memories of reading those precious stories. Winnie the Pooh seemed to evoke some wonderful […]
If We Could Talk To The Animals
Link to Service Yesterday was the feast day of one of the most beloved saints in the history of Christianity, Saint Francis of Assisi. As may often happen, his legacy has been watered down over the years in ways that don’t fully appreciate the ways in which he really made an impact in his day […]
Wherever Two or More are Gathered
Link to Service This summer, we have been speaking about how our God comes to us through the moments in our lives in which we experience awe…this may be awe at the beauty of a majestic moment in the outdoors or awe in a quiet, sacred moment with a loved one. When we are […]