The Playbook
“The Playbook” Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40 and Luke 6:27-38 Good morning friends! It is such a joy to be back in worship with you today as…
Bible and Newspaper
Let Go and Love
Text: Deuteronomy 15:1-2, 7-11; Matthew 19: 16-22 Over the last week or two, my husband and I have watched the first season of Netflix’s immensely…
Weaving a new thread…
Every three years, I have to go to sexual misconduct/boundaries training. It is required for all clergy in my conference of the United Methodist Church….
Sing! Play! Summer! – The Old Rugged Cross
Text: 1 Corinthians 1:18-29 A young rabbi found a serious problem in his new congregation. During the Friday service, half the congregation stood for the…
YES! We Are Able!
Text: Deuteronomy 8:11-18 and Mark 10:23-31 Last week, Pastor Lee from Women at the Well shared with us part of the story of the rich,…
Do What Is Good
I think in many ways it is a cruel irony that as we begin our Lenten series on heroes that our first pop culture example…
Ashes and Prayers
A colleague, Elizabeth Dilley, shared the story of imposing ashes on the foreheads of children. As she made the sign of the cross on one…
The Wealth in our Wallets instead of the Well-being of the World
This afternoon I watched the United States join two nations… Syria and Nicaragua… in being the only three nations in the entire world that are…