For many of us, there is a great chasm between Heaven and Earth, Human and God, life, and death. Where does life come from? Does Heaven exist if I can’t see it, or God if I can’t see or hear the Divine? Can there be life after death when we read more »
Sunday is coming and we will worship. Or maybe we will choose not to. The weeks are long these days. Seven days can feel like ten. We need a break. Some time that we can catch our breath and unwind a little. In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus tells us read more »
Hey, does anybody remember the 60’s group The Beach Boys? They had a hit called “Fun, Fun, Fun.” The part that always floats around in my head is “And we’ll have fun fun fun now that daddy took the T-bird away.” Well, you may ask what that has to do read more »
What a great couple of weeks it has been. We had our celebration Sunday with breakfast, and worship. It was a fun, worshipful time together and a great reminder of what we miss when we don’t gather together. Kids Camp followed with a lot of laughing, smiling, children learning about read more »
We are all amazed and humbled by what Jesus was willing to do for each of us, for all of the world. Often our first thoughts go to the cross, certainly the greatest and most significant of sacrifices made by God, expressed by the crucifixion of Jesus. But there were other sacrifices made read more »
For those who remember the British Comedy “Monty Python’s Flying Circus,” you may remember a reoccurring phrase, “and now for something completely different.” It was funny at the time, I don’t know why, it was a pretty strange sense of humor. Today, I often hear words and phrases through eyes read more »
In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus tells the crowd that “Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.” It is not a slight on his mom and family, but an important teaching on the relationship between Jesus and his church. As followers of Jesus Christ, read more »
This is Memorial Day weekend. It is a time to gather with family and friends. It is a time to travel, eat, laugh and enjoy each other. Most of all it is a time to stop and think about what has been lost. Memorial Day is rooted in the need of read more »
Something new. It’s spring, a time when the earth seems to change daily. There is a freshness about the transformation and growth of creation in the springtime. As a people we experience the change and growth of ourselves and those around us. High School seniors graduate, a lot of weddings read more »
Ascension Sunday, the time when the church traditionally celebrates the risen Christs return to heaven. It is also a time of change for the disciples and the infant church. A time of both celebration and work. A time of something new about to happen and grow. For the church of read more »
