“…this is the Lord’s Table. Christ is the host and we are the guests.“  Dear Friends:  When sharing a meal with friends and family, how do you know you are a most beloved guest? Is the table covered in a beautifully laid tablecloth? Are candles waiting to be lit? How about their best china and […]

“…Lord, teach us to pray,…” Luke 11:1b Dear Friends: “Help, Help, Help. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. Wow, Wow, Wow” are three indispensable prayers, necessary in our relationship with God, according to author Anne Lamott. Prayer is “responding to God, by thought and by deeds, with or without words” (The Book of Common Prayerpage […]

“…Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his message.” Luke 10:39 Dear Friends: “Person A: How’s it going?Person B: I’m insanely busy. You know, the usual.Person A: Yeah, me too. I’m scheduling into 2015 already.Person B: I get it. Haven’t taken a real vacation in over a year.Person A: Well, gotta count our blessings for being busy, […]

“…you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your being and with all your strength, …and love your neighbor as yourself.” Luke 10:27 (CEB) Dear Friends: How do you choose to spend your time? Statistics tell us that we choose to sleep 26 years of our life span; 11 years […]

“…you are called to freedom, brothers and sisters…” Galatians 5:13 (CEB) Dear Friends: What is your definition of freedom? Some 243 years ago a five-member team charged to draft grievances against the British government’s hold on the people of what we now call The United States, eventually composed The Declaration of Independence. With Thomas Jefferson […]