The Good News is….
While we contend with chili cook-offs and budgets, it might make sense to remember why we do all this, so here’s a summary: The Good
While we contend with chili cook-offs and budgets, it might make sense to remember why we do all this, so here’s a summary: The Good
My grandmother was a great one for changing the past. “You didn’t really want that job,” she’d say, after you’d blown the interview. “You didn’t
Before we put the Christmas decorations away, some thoughts on the last Christmas Story, the one about the wise men: I am struck by how
That’s the song in my head, and it isn’t too inappropriate because Christmas is just a couple days away. Our Gospel story today even gets
Matthew 11:2-11 Even the most confident can have doubts. That’s true at least in our Gospel reading where we find John the Baptist asking questions
Isaiah 11:1-10 Matthew 3:1-12 “The wolf may lie down with the lamb, but the lamb won’t get much sleep.” So says Woody Allen. While there’s
The word that starts Advent is hope. We first prepare for Christmas by embracing our need for a messiah, so hope is the natural place
Apocalypse is a Greek word meaning “revelation,” or unveiling. The apocalyptic vision promises to unveil the future by reporting on realities invisible to regular
Jesus heals 10 people, but only one returns to give thanks. Does the one who returns get something that the others do not? What might
Luke 17:5-10 How do you understand Jesus’ comments about having faith the size of a mustard seed? Do you think he meant it literally? Is