God Is Gracious

December 4, 2022
I just turned 56 this week, and my kids asked me if being in my late 50’s is different from being in my late 40’s.  Right away I said, “Yes!” …

Praying for Advent

November 27, 2022
Have you ever said a prayer like Isaiah’s?  “O that you would tear open the heavens and come down, so that the mountains would quake at your presence!”  Isaiah doesn’t…

Keep It Moving!

November 20, 2022
We did it!  We made it through another liturgical year.  This has been a year of progress, of “getting back to normal”—not needing to wear masks in most places, gathering…

Defined by Generosity

November 13, 2022
Recently I read about John D. Rockefeller, Sr., who lived from 1839-1937.  He was the founder of Standard Oil, which was broken up by the Supreme Court and lives on…
They don’t call it a rat race for nothing!  Life on a treadmill, constantly striving to earn more, buy more, get more, impress more…what does it get you in the…

From Prodigal to Prodigy

October 30, 2022
Did you know the word “prodigal” means “one who wastes money”?  I always assumed prodigal meant wayward, not wasteful!  The younger son in our parable today has many flaws, including…

How Much is Enough?

October 23, 2022
The parable of the sower.  How many times have you heard it?  It’s been lots of times for me.  It seems to be especially popular at church camp.  Last summer,…
“I am the resurrection and the life…”  For the last several weeks, we have been studying the “I am” statements of Jesus. We’ve been using the book, “Jesus Revealed” by…

The Wardrobe

October 9, 2022
John 14:6: “Jesus said… ‘I am the way and the truth and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through me.’”   Narnia.  As a child (and as…