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…

Generosity

November 15, 2020
We are almost finished with our series on the book of Exodus. It has been one interesting story after another!  We met Shiphrah and Puah, the Hebrew midwives, who did…

Depending on God

November 1, 2020
Moses named the place Massah and Meribah, because the Israelites quarreled and because they tested the Lord saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”  Hmmm.  I’ve never been to…

Moses and His Staff

October 11, 2020
I have to tell you:  I'm not a super big fan of any Bible story involving snakes.  I respect their place in the wild, and as far as I'm concerned,…