It’s Christmas Time!

December 25, 2022
  Knock knock. Who's there?  Anna.  Anna who?  Anna partridge in a pear tree! I know, pathetic, right?  I'm hoping it's one of those jokes that's so bad it's good. …

Repenting for Life

December 18, 2022
I’m going to say a word.  It’s not a new word.  It’s a word you’ve heard lots of times before, hopefully several times in these weeks of Advent.  It’s an…

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…