August 15, 2021
How many of you have been told that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute? Either in church…or maybe you watched Jesus Christ Superstar? Not true. How many of you have watched “The Last Temptation of Christ” or read or saw “The Da Vinci Code” where Mary Magdalene was portrayed as Jesus’ wife? Not true. Mary Magdalene… Read More »
August 1, 2021
This woman from Samaria has walked to the well to get water for herself and for her family. Why? Because that’s what women have done for centuries. What they still do in most communities with no running water. Even today many women walk long distances to fill the heavy jugs they carry on their heads… Read More »
July 11, 2021
Whenever people tell me how petty and evil the world has become…I remind them to read the Bible. Or a history book. We humans have always had a penchant for the petty and evil. And the Jewsih community has been on the receiving end of more than their share. I’m reminded of the line from… Read More »
June 20, 2021
We live in a world where it is big news that a woman is vice president of the United States, a heartbeat away from the presidency. There are still some who question whether a woman should have that position of leadership — just as there are still some who question whether a woman should be… Read More »
June 6, 2021
Most of us know Moses’ story. He gets pretty good press coverage. If you’re older, you watched “The Ten Commandments” every Easter. And if you’re younger, you might have learned Moses’ story from “Pharaoh, Pharaoh ..ooo baby, let my people go” – Yes, most of us have heard about Moses….but not so much about his… Read More »
May 23, 2021
The holy spirit, like tongues of flame, came upon them…. I love to watch the streamers flutter…I like to imagine the tongues of flame here in our midst…because I believe the Spirit is here. Here in this gathering outside as surely as it was on that Pentecost so long ago. We confess that, as God’s… Read More »
May 9, 2021
What makes you good enough? When exactly are you good enough? I’m guessing I’m not the only person who struggles with this issue. You see..from the time we’re small, we’re trying to be good enough…a good enough student…..good enough athlete…a good enough musician….a good enough friend… we’re trying to look good enough for our peers’… Read More »
April 25, 2021
I thought I would let you in on a little secret. The church is imperfect. God’s people are imperfect. It’s true. Always have been. Always will be. No community of faith has avoided the human pitfalls of self absorption and gossip, abuse and judgmentalism, arrogance and prejudice and sins of all ilks and kinds. Not… Read More »
April 4, 2021
This is it…this week …this day…this is why people still talk about Jesus. They may get it wrong. They may misunderstand. They may twist the story to suit their own thinking. But the only reason we tell the story at all….is because of today. Because Jesus rose from the dead. Now you may be… Read More »
March 28, 2021
We have all been searching for meaning…searching for answers…since the beginning of time. Why is there so much pain in the world? Why so much hate…so much fear? The people who waved Jesus into Jerusalem, shouting his praises…were looking for answers…for meaning…for hope…just like us. . And they had seen something in Jesus that… Read More »