Second Sunday after ChristmasYear C Matt. 2:1-12 Our story today is woven into the season of Christmas, but in our tradition it also marks the Epiphany, the end of the celebration of the Incarnation and the beginning of the revelation of Christ to the world. Made famous by Shakespeare, it is also called the Twelfth … Continue reading The Bright Morning Star
Christmas Eve 2024Year C Luke 2:1-14(15-20) In the name of the God who was, who is, and who is to come. Tonight we celebrate the birth of Jesus. Tonight we light the Christ candle and the Holy Family has been placed in the nativity scene and the baby is laying in a manger. Many of … Continue reading The Incarnation and Microbes
All Saints Sunday Nov. 3, 2024 Isaiah 25:6-9Revelation 21:1-6aJohn 11:32-44 It’s the beginning of November already and we are celebrating All Saints Day Sunday today. Really we are combining the three-day historical tradition of All Hallow’s Eve, All Saints, and All Souls. In many Western Christian countries we remember our loved ones who have died … Continue reading What Makes a Saint
22nd Sunday after Pentecost Proper 24 Oct. 20, 2024 Have you ever had a harrowing experience where you were injured or barely escaped death? Let’s say a car accident or a natural disaster like a hurricane? Imagine finally making it home to tell the tale to your loved ones hoping for sympathy and concern only … Continue reading The Cup We Drink From
21st Sunday after PentecostYear B Mark 10:17-31 When you were a child (or maybe an adult!), did you ever climb up a tree or go rock climbing only to find yourself stuck and unable to get back down to safety? I can recall a time when I went river rafting. It was high water season … Continue reading Clinging
19th Sunday after Pentecost Sept. 29, 2024Mark 9:38-50 I come from a family of salt lovers. So much so that I threatened to give my mother and sister a salt lick for Christmas one year so that they could just keep it by their place at the table for whenever they needed it because a … Continue reading We Are Salty!
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost Proper 19 Sept. 15, 2024 James 3:1-12 When I worked for Compassion International, part of my job was marketing and development. One thing I learned in marketing that I found to be particularly important in all aspects of life was that it took a minimum of five positive experiences to counteract … Continue reading The Power to Change the World: Your Words
You are wearing the fringe of Christ’s garment. Let the words of your mouth and the actions of your heart and hands be a part of healing the brokenness of this world. Continue reading The Fringe
And the Tale of a Blue and Black Dress 3rd Sunday after Pentecost Jun 9, 2024Mark 3:20-35 About ten years ago, some of you may remember, there was a huge controversy on the internet over the color of a dress. Some saw a blue and black dress and others saw a white and gold dress. … Continue reading Ancient Trolling
One must be born from the womb of God’s Spirit, too. Continue reading Water and Spirit
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