Mar 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
Some imagine a relationship with Jesus as one without much accountability. What Jesus actually said, was, “…a man planted a fig tree and he came looking for fruit….” The story ends with the tree getting one more year and new fertilizer to bear fruit or it will...
Mar 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
In a moment of doubt, God told Abraham to go outside and count the stars. God did this, it seems, because nothing breaks our sad resignation and lack of imagination like connecting to God’s vastness. Big is who God is. And, big is who God is calling us to be....
Mar 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
Jesus is baptized then, “he is led by the Holy Spirit into the wilderness.” His baptism gift was knowing he was God’s own and God was pleased in him. The best part of his baptism gift was the gift he found in his wilderness. Wildernesses come to all of us....
Mar 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Pilgrims came from England for “The New World” in 1620. In 1619, “…20 and odd Negroes….” arrived in what would become Virginia. Abducted, enslaved and transported they were brought to the “The New World” from their homeland of Angola. Captain William...
Feb 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
When we gather on Sunday we say to each other, “Peace be with you.” Because that phrase demands action, we reach out for one another. Hands offered. Smiling. Sometimes hugging. In that moment we’re responding to God’s ongoing peace initiative. In that moment we’re...
Feb 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
Standing on a “level” piece of ground, maybe Jesus thought about how God levels things. You remember, “…hills and mountains will be brought down and valleys will be brought up.” God chooses to be a God that brings things to a level. So Jesus said, “the...
Feb 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Leave the shallows and go to the deep,” Jesus told his friends. The big fish are out there in the deep. This was a life teaching not just fishing. Out in the deep is abundance and wisdom and love and healing and peace. Some people don’t catch these things because...
Feb 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
First, they were amazed at Jesus’ “gracious words.” A few verses later, they wanted to “hurl him over a cliff.” What happened? Jesus started off preaching but he got-to-meddling! Here’s what he said: 1.) The message and messengers of God are only welcome when they...
Jan 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
Back with “power” comes Jesus, Luke says. Power for the return to familiar surroundings as different. Power to be among people who raised you, only transformed. Power to teach where you formerly learned. Power to read the holy book differently–power to see yourself in...
Jan 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Some choose to be the forgetful community rather than the Beloved community. The forgetful community argues that if we keep a blind eye and choose mass amnesia, then in some distant future, that we have not worked for and do not deserve, all the brutality and blood...
