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When the Cross Shows up in the Crowded Ways of Life…

              How often do we wear the cross? Not a cross, but the cross. A cross might be a piece of jewelry, such as a necklace, symbolizing our faith as a Christian. Nothing wrong with doing that! However, it’s just decoration unless the words or actions of the one [...]

By |2025-03-21T14:11:47+00:00March 21st, 2025|Blog|0 Comments

Lent

The season of Lent is meant to be a time of self-examination, intentional spiritual discipline, and deepening of the holy habits that inform Christian living. The tradition of fasting, whether it be of food, some daily activity, or even restraint of unhealthy practices, is intended to remind us of our dependence upon God and our need to grow [...]

By |2025-03-10T21:09:44+00:00March 10th, 2025|Blog|0 Comments

Generosity Hangs in the Balance…

When I was a teenager, I discovered a weekly column called “Thanks a Million” written by wealthy businessman and philanthropist Percy Ross. People who needed help would write to Mr. Ross explaining their situation and asking for financial assistance. Portions of the requests were included along with Percy’s rationale for his decision, which usually contained [...]

By |2025-03-07T14:29:27+00:00March 7th, 2025|Blog|0 Comments

Let us not give up on each other…

I recently came across a 2022 story from the long-running CBS current events program 60 Minutes. The segment was about the betrayal of Anne Frank and her family during the Holocaust. In 1944, Nazi officials were alerted to the specific location where young Anne and her Jewish family were hiding in Amsterdam. They were indeed [...]

By |2025-02-28T14:41:03+00:00February 28th, 2025|Blog|0 Comments

He’s After Your Heart

This Sunday many preachers who follow the Revised Standard Lectionary will use Luke 6:27-38 as their main text.  The words Jesus utters in those verses should convince anyone that being a Jesus follower is not just a matter of “believing” or having the “right” theology.  It involves living toward others, without exclusion, a life of [...]

By |2025-02-19T21:16:30+00:00February 19th, 2025|Blog|0 Comments

A time for recovery and discovery…

I greet you in the name of Christ, our Savior…who was, and is, and is to come! Recently I had lunch with two clergy colleagues who are both currently on sabbatical. It was great to catch up with them, learn how they are spending their sabbath time, and to listen as they each expressed what [...]

By |2025-02-06T22:47:29+00:00February 6th, 2025|Blog|0 Comments

“The Heart of the Matter…”

Greetings in the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, who is, and was, and is to come. I’m sure you’ve used the following phrases before to describe someone: “They have the heart of …” or “They have a heart for…”. The word or phrase that completes them varies from person to person. Successful athletes, such [...]

By |2025-01-25T04:26:49+00:00January 25th, 2025|Blog|0 Comments