Christmas is just ten days away. It is, according to the old song, “the most wonderful time of the year.” And yet it seems that people are even more stressed than usual; I’ve noticed, this year especially, that the season of Christmas seems to have become, for many, a time that’s more about just getting… Read More
Lord, make us to know your ways, teach us your paths. Illumine us now, that we may open our hearts to Your Son, Jesus Christ, and yearn for His coming. Amen. Today is the first Sunday in Advent. Advent is a season of waiting—waiting for Christmas, that amazing and incredible day when God sent His… Read More
We come here this morning after a difficult week. Our communities are still reeling from the murder of someone we knew. Our nation’s leaders seem too busy trying to destroy each other to deal with the business for which they were elected. Some of us are dealing with difficult health issues, family issues or work… Read More
Do not fold, spindle, or mutilate. If you are familiar with this phrase, you’re probably old. When I was in high school, computers were a very new thing and they were just starting to be used by businesses. Schools were convinced that knowing how to use them would be very important in the future—and it… Read More
Who are you? How do you think of yourself? We’re going to be considering this question over the next couple of weeks as we look at some of the parables that we find in Luke’s gospel. The prodigal son is probably one of the best-known stories in the Bible—and probably one of the best-loved. Because… Read More