“We confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word and deed…”  The Book of Common Prayer  page 447.   Dear Friends:    Lent is, thankfully, a season of turning. Not just our turning toward God. But, God’s turning toward us. Today we learn from the prophet Joel, God’s call to us to come back as God […]

“I didn’t come to call righteous people but sinners to change their hearts and lives.” Luke 5:31 Dear Friends: LENT INTENT begins next week. For the forty days and forty nights of Lent, we’re intentional about drawing deeper into our relationship with God. Forty days and nights of Lent are deliberately intense. We self-examine. We […]

A gift offered up to Jesus at Epiphany: “I want to bring Jesus my Best Self this year – the Who He would have me Be.”   Dear Friends:  Question:  Is Celtic Worship Celtic with a “k” sound or Celtic with an “s” sound? Celtic starts with a “k” sound (unless you’re talking about the basketball […]

“Jesus lifted up his eyes upon his disciples and said, ‘happy are you poor, because yours is the kingdom of God.” Luke 6:20 Dear Friends: What do we yearn for? Happiness? Scientists, doctors, therapists, theologians, even Jesus, all have written the answer to the fundamental question, what is the key to happiness? The answers are […]

“For he and all who were with him were amazed at the catch of fish that they had taken;” Luke 5:9 Dear Friends: As many of you know, Freddie, my husband, is an avid fisherman. His entire life he’s had a line in the water with the hopes that he’ll snag the big one. Sometimes […]

“Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude…” 1 Corinthians 13:4 Dear Friends: The other day someone asked me about my leadership style. A lot of study has gone into leadership style over the past decade or so. It seems that these days effective leadership comes from […]

“Christ is just like the human body – a body is a unit and has many parts; and all the parts of the body are one body, even though there are many.” 1 Corinthians 12:12 Dear Friends: On Sunday, with its ever-growing Youth Group of fantastic sixth through ninth graders will be leading worship in […]

“…‘Everyone serves the good wine first, and the inferior wine after the guests have become drunk. But you have kept the good wine until now…Jesus did this…and revealed his glory‘” John 2:10-11 Dear Friends: Just a short while ago, as we celebrated in worship the visit of the three wisemen coming to meet baby Jesus […]

“Peace be within your walls and security within your towers!” Psalm 122:7 Dear Friends: Let’s build a wall! We’ve been building walls for twelve thousand years. The Great Wall of China has had many starts but is officially known to have been built in the later part of the third century B.C. to ward off […]

“…from you shall come a ruler who is to shepherd my people Israel…”Matthew 2:6 Dear Friends: A most blessed New Year to you all in this 2019. What are we to expect in our lives as Epiphany, in our country, and in the world for 2019? Perhaps we can expect the glorious revelation of God’s […]