It is a joyous day! It is a conflicted day! In the morning there was First Communion. Confirmands were present so the congregation could meet and greet them and see them in person. The cake and coffee was celebratory! This afternoon – we gather “again” as our celebration continues….this time for the Rite of Reaffirmation […]
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Some of us have been where Mary and Martha are. We understand. We have been – close to death and dying…sometimes “a little too close,” for our own comfort. We know what it is like to feel completely “hopeless.” We know what it is like – to “feel resigned” to what is, even though we […]
Jeremiah has long – been one of my favorite biblical heroes and idols. Just a young kid himself, (a teenager really) that few would listen to … he went on to become one of the greatest prophets of old. Of all the prophets – Jeremiah was perhaps the most demonstrative. He did whatever it took […]
This really seemed – like just another one of those “silly tests” or perhaps “another plot” – to attempt to “trick him.” …To bring him down… To entrap him in his own words…To cause him to fall and to falter…to totally discredit him…and to lose face! You have to “give it to Jesus” – he […]
Ambition
I would like for us to talk a little bit about the word “ambition” – this (evening/morning.) For the record. Ambition is neither good nor bad. Ambition is, well, just ambition. The word itself has a fascinating history. It comes from the Middle French or from the Latin and it means “a going around.” “Ambition” […]
I love preachin’ about “stuff.” I realized a long time ago – then when we preach – we really preach to ourselves. I have stuff. I have tons of stuff. I have stuff in storage from 1998. I have stuff, just like you have stuff. Most of us have a whole lot of stuff. I […]
Our Job!
This is just another example among many … where the disciples have no clue whatsoever what Jesus is either saying or what he has said. They continue to be clueless… They have not listened or understood and they are not listening and understanding now…to his words… In a single teaching – Jesus upended centuries of […]
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It all started with a very simple judgment, the kind of judgment we all make every single day – about someone/somebody else. We look, we see, we judge. Sometimes we over-hear, and then, we judge. It happens all the time. Sometimes I wonder how many times we make judgments about other people in a given […]
Them?
There is an old-old legend in the church that tells how Jesus after his ascension, was asked by the angels “just how” he planned on “completing his ministry and mission in the world.” The angels were incredulous. “Them?” they exclaimed pointing – to – the fearful, unlearned disciples who stood lost and confused on the […]