Category Archives: Uncategorized

Easter was not just something that happened one Sunday in a graveyard outside of Jerusalem. It still happens. The Risen Christ appeared to Peter, to Paul, to Ananias and to countless others. And the Resurrected Christ appears to us today. … Continue reading →

Colossians 2:6,7 6 As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to live your lives in him, 7 rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. Matthew … Continue reading →

After a group of us went to see Godspell a group of us gathered while Barb Haddon led us in a stimulating discussion of the play. A large group of us went to see Jesus Christ Superstar last week, and … Continue reading →

Do you remember the day someone told you the earth was actually round? I do, and I remember it was the stupidest thing I ever heard in my life. If it were round, we would fall off! Then that person … Continue reading →

I was new to the church, and was just getting to know the small staff I had inherited. The youth director attended another church on Sunday mornings, a charismatic congregation known for its contemporary worship which involved people raising their … Continue reading →

GOSPEL LUKE 24:36B-48 Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” They were startled and terrified, and thought that they were seeing a ghost. He said to them, “Why are you frightened, and why do … Continue reading →

PSALM 118:1-2, 19-29 1 O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his steadfast love endures for ever! 2 Let Israel say, “His steadfast love endures for ever.” 19 Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I … Continue reading →

In order to live, sometimes something in us has to die. If we are going to live in the Promised Land, we have to let go the parts of Egypt that still cling to us. JEREMIAH 31:31-34 31The days are … Continue reading →

NUMBERS 21:4-9 4From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom; but the people became impatient on the way. 5The people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have … Continue reading →

EXODUS 20:1-17 1Then God spoke all these words: 2I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; 3you shall have no other gods before me. 4You shall not … Continue reading →