running low on the compassion reserves
One of the reasons I have been avoiding blogging lately is because I have a lot of things I would love to write about, but…
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Hope… that next year things will be different
Keep awake! Get ready! Prepare yourselves! These are the words that fly at us from the scriptures on this first Sunday of Advent. But get…
The valley of the shadow of death…
Holy God, You sure do have a sense of humor. The week that was supposed to be quiet so that I could procrastinate and finish…
Lost – The Oldest Game Ever Played
In the second part of the pilot, we find John Locke sitting on the beach setting up a backgammon board. Young Walt walks up and…
Becoming Disciples through: Accountability and Practice
1. Our life of faith is a journey Later on in today’s service, the life of faith will begin for this little girl as her…
Lectionary Leanings – Glimmer of Light
January 4Isaiah 60:1-6, Psalm 72, Ephesians 1:3-14, Matthew 2:2-12 While our church year technically begins with the Advent season, Epiphany has always struck me as…
Wake Up!
This news story was posted yesterday on Yahoo News – “Sebastian D’Souza hears the gunfire at (shah-trapati shiv-a-ji)) Terminus from his office across the street…
A Different Light
A Different Light… There is a strange paradox in the church these days. While we often use words like repentence and transformation – all…