Calm in the Storm

January 24, 2021
“Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?”  I can imagine there are a lot of people around the world asking that question these days.  400,000 COVID deaths in…

A Sinners’ Party

January 17, 2021
I wonder what the disciples said when the Pharisees asked them, “Why does Jesus eat with tax collectors and sinners?”  The disciples might have been wondering the same thing!  I…

The Good News

January 10, 2021
Did you have a happy Epiphany?  Epiphany is the day the church remembers the arrival of the Wise Men.  It was on Wednesday, but we celebrated it last week.  Bishop…

December 27, 2020
Merry Christmas! We did it!  We made it through this period of Advent waiting. Now we celebrate the birth of Jesus.  For sure, this year, we didn’t celebrate the way…

December 24, 2020
December is often a month of intense to-do lists.  But it’s Christmas Eve!  And that means there is just one thing left to do:  Rejoice!  The word rejoice means to…

Advent Obedience

December 20, 2020
Do you know how Santa makes a list and checks it twice, keeping track of who is naughty and who is nice?  I think most people, young and old, make…

Anticipation

November 29, 2020
Happy new year!  No, it’s not 2021 yet.  But it is the start of a new liturgical year.  Every new church year starts with the season of Advent.  The word…

The Golden Calf

November 22, 2020
Just two weeks ago, we expressed our admiration for the Hebrew people, who promised to obey "everything the Lord commanded of them", even before they knew what those commands would…