“I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge-that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God“. – […]

“Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help.” Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 Dear Friends:  We’re “better together” than we are apart. You’ve been hearing this a lot lately from the good folks of Epiphany: We’re “better together” than we are apart. […]

“Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant-“ Matthew 20:26 Dear Friends:  Singer, songwriter, Dolly Parton is quoted as saying, “if your actions create a legacy that inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then, you are an excellent leader”. We can […]

“As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.” (Ephesians 4:16 NLT, second edition) Dear Friends:  Sometimes there is just too much noise; too much sadness; too much confusion; too much responsibility. Sometimes we just need to […]

“The two disciples heard what he said, and they followed Jesus.” John 1:37 Dear Friends:  “To follow” often is translated as “to come after” or “to be behind” leading us to believe we’re not strong enough to lead. We learn from Jesus early on in his ministry that he invites folks to follow him. Following Jesus, […]

“These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full.” John 15:11 Dear Friends:  Happy Epiphany! The story of the wise men paying a visit to the Christ child is an epiphany. Epiphany means: to reveal. When the wise men saw that the […]

“And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” Matthew 8:20 Dear Friends:  As we prepare for the celebration of Jesus Christ born among us once again, what do we envision? A tiny babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying […]

11 The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Now there was a great wind, so strong that it was splitting mountains and breaking rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the […]

“be still and know that I am God…” Psalm 46:11 Dear Friends:  When Ghandi visited South Africa and all its upheaval during the apartheid he is to have said that if just 1% of the people would meditate we would have peace. Just 1%! I imagine at least 1% of the people in the United […]

“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.” 1 Chronicles 16:34 Dear Friends, Perhaps around your Thanksgiving table you begin with an offering of thanks for the many blessings of this life. I’m always grateful at our table when each grandchild slows for just an instant to say thank you whether it be […]