My husband Phil and I have an ongoing joke about how each of us, in our own ways, fears change. Years ago I bought him a t-shirt with the comic…
When the New Testament was put together, the wisdom of the day said to arrange all of Paul’s letters not in chronological order, or alphabetical order, but believe it or…
Last week, Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Craig Kimbrel made history, becoming just the eighth pitcher to record 400 or more regular season saves. For those of you who (like me)…
Evil spirits, demon possession, spiritual warfare, exorcism—whew! This is tough stuff! We don’t talk much about those kinds of things in our day and age. At least not in the…
A few years ago Phil and I were out to dinner with our friends, Barb and Ken, who are Roman Catholic. Barb asked me what I am preaching on these…
Our scripture lesson today is not only a story of conversion, it’s a story of inclusion. We don’t talk about eunuchs much, but we know that in the ancient world,…
Can you imagine not having any money to give away, but having the power to heal someone? Luke records for us in the book of Acts that this man was…
I love it when a plan comes together. Several weeks ago, the Outreach Committee made a plan for today, that would kick off our May mission of the month, lift…
Since October, I’ve been meeting most weeks after church with Lima’s confirmation class. We read the gospel of Mark together, we studied the Apostles’ Creed, and we learned about church…
Palm Sunday. The one day in Jesus’ life when he gets the credit he is due! Crowds cheering, throwing down their coats to line Jesus’ path. Praising God with “Hosanna!…