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Bare Beginnings
Today we light the pink candle on the Advent wreath. This is Mary’s Sunday. And this is Stir Up Sunday – the clue that it was time for folks to get their Christmas puddings started. Why, you ask? The collect that begins worship for… Continue Reading “Bare Beginnings”
Prepare
Today the rain falls softly. Much needed. As a young boy, I remember looking out my parent’s bedroom window which opened to the front yard. Watching the rain fall and hoping that it would fill most of the street. That meant school would be… Continue Reading “Prepare”
Endings and Beginnings
Shadows lengthen. It’s now dark at quitting time. Temperatures are dropping, absolutely chilly when our intrepid band of cyclists leaves my house on Wednesday mornings at seven o’clock. I keep saying, “The heat’s in the pedals. Faster, faster.” Who am I fooling? It’s still… Continue Reading “Endings and Beginnings”
A Critical Mass of Courage
A few days ago, the streets of our communities were swarming with all sorts of goblins, witches and fairies. Halloween is arguably the most favorite holiday of children in America. Maybe even more beloved than Christmas. It is an occasion to vanquish through the… Continue Reading “A Critical Mass of Courage”
Persistence in Prayer
I hear that in the city of Chino, there has been a strong push from some groups of Christians to institute prayer in city council and school board meetings. However, those heading up this effort have in mind the right sort of prayers. They… Continue Reading “Persistence in Prayer”
It’s Not About the Tuna (mostly)
Last week Science Times had a piece about cats. Now there are cat people and dog people. You know the difference. Dogs have masters and cats have servants. At times we have been both. Most recently we took care of our younger son’s two… Continue Reading “It’s Not About the Tuna (mostly)”
Mustard Seed Faith
This past week we all received a just and well-deserved scolding from a sixteen-year-old girl from Sweden. Greta Thumberg at the United Nations Climate Action Summit. This is all wrong. I shouldn’t be up here. I should be back in school on the… Continue Reading “Mustard Seed Faith”
Jerusalem, We Have a Problem
We have here one of the most problematic parables that Jesus was ever said to have uttered. It would have not been surprising, upon listing to this parable, for one of the disciples to have muttered, “Jerusalem, we have a problem.” This teaching is… Continue Reading “Jerusalem, We Have a Problem”
Missing
We have all lost something from time to time. I could sure identify with my dad this last month. I remember that we would scour his bedroom hunting for a lost hearing aid. The search would soon move into the bathroom, the kitchen and… Continue Reading “Missing”
LIFE AND GOOD, DEATH AND EVIL
There’s an old freedom song from the 60s we used to sing. Sometimes, still, I hear it today. When I read todays passage from Luke’s gospel, that old song bubbled right up in my mind. Ain’t gonna let nobody turn me ‘round, Turn me… Continue Reading “LIFE AND GOOD, DEATH AND EVIL”
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