Jesus said, “…love each other.”John 13:34 Dear Friends: Not long ago, a person of deep faith said to me when referring to a group different from their familiar group, “I love them, but…” Then, the person went on to tell me why it’s acceptable to exclude them. Oh my. “It’s so easy! Why don’t we […]

Dear Friends:  As you know, our beloved Gwynn Crichton has been with us for her first year of internship as a seminarian in preparation for her role as a priest in the church. As one of her official assignments, Gwynn is required to submit a paper stating her observations of her field site. Below is […]

Come, let’s shout praises to God, raise the roof for the Rock who saved us! (The Message Psalm 95:1) Dear Friends:  We’re dancing and celebrating today! History tells us that throughout most of the world May 1st is the celebration with joy of the entrance of spring. Flowers adorn heads of statues. Baskets of fresh flowers […]

“The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it.” Psalm 24:1 Happy Eastertide, Friends! You may have noticed that Easter Day was followed by Earth Day on Monday, April 22nd. This is the closest proximity between Easter and Earth Day since the very first Earth […]

“Then a voice came from heaven,…The crowd standing there heard it and said that it was thunder.” John 12:29 Dear Friends: A blessed Holy Week my friends. This morning in seven o’clock worship, we read of the voice of God speaking from heaven like a sound of thunder announcing Jesus as the Son of God, the […]

“Then Jesus went into the temple and threw out all those who were selling and buying there.”Matthew 21:12a  Dear Friends:   The roller coaster begins. Jesus, enters into Jerusalem, where he is destined to suffer mightily, and die upon the cross before he is risen from the stone, cold tomb. Down and up. But, first we […]

“…just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.” Romans 6:5 Dear Friends: Easter is the most significant time in the Christian calendar. Easter signifies our every truth and belief. Jesus died on the cross and was risen from the […]

“…God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and who gave us the ministry of reconciliation.” 2 Corinthians 5:18 Dear Friends: Two important words to pay attention to these days: ministry and reconciliation. Why? Because in Christ we are part of a new creation: the ministry of reconciliation. What does that mean? First things first. […]

“Be glad in the Lord always! Again, I say be glad!” Philippians 4:4 Dear Friends: During the brief drive-by seven a.m. Wednesday Morning Prayer today we remembered the life and ministry of seventeenth century Bishop Thomas Ken. Ken is the writer of our very familiar doxology, “Praise God from whom all blessings flow”. Ken was […]

“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 […]