The Best Time to Plant a Tree
Genesis 3:8-15; Psalm 92 (RM) or 130 (RCL); 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 (RM) or 2 Cor 4:13-5:1 (RCL); Mark 3:20-35. It wasn’t during the ten years I lived in Europe, but…
Moments Under the Sun: A Poetic Journey
Beyond the surface of the routine there exists an invitation, a call, a gentle reminder. Join me on a poetic journey where the sun plays the role of a tender…
Nakedness Without Guilt or Shame
Genesis 3:8-15; Psalm 92 (RM) or 130 (RCL); 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 (RM) or 2 Cor 4:13-5:1 (RCL); Mark 3:20-35. It wasn’t during the ten years I lived in Europe, but…
The Reality of Declining Church Attendance
Deuteronomy 5:12-15; Psalm 81; 2 Corinthians 4:5-12; Mark 2:23-3:6 (RCL.) “Here is how we see the Sabbath,” said my Jewish colleague one day. “Six days a week you walk out…
Corpus Christi: The Body and Blood of Christ
Exodus 24: 3-8; Psalm 116; Hebrews 9: 11-15; Mark 14: 12-16, 22-26 (RM) “So what’s wrong with magic?” asked Amy, a bright young philosophy-minded student, in the Sacraments of Initiation…
My Encounter with a Gray Whale
Not too long ago the local newspaper featured the ongoing saga of a young female Orca stranded in a lagoon on the west coast of Canada. The two year old…
The Trinity as a Dance
Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40 (RM) or Isaiah 6:1-8 (RCL); Psalm 33 (RM) or 29 (RCL); Romans 8:14-17; Matthew 28:16-20 (RM) or John 3:1-17 (RCL.) It’s been said that God made humankind…
Calmness: A Taste of Freedom
On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were… Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them,…
The Theology of Star Trek
Acts 2:1-11 (RM) or 1-21 (RCL; Psalm 104; I Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Galatians 5:16-25 (RM) or Romans 8:22-27 (RCL); John 20:19-23 or John 15: 26-27, 16:12-15 (RM) or John…
The Philippines: The Heat is On!
The Philippines has been grappling with the heat wave and the effects of El Niño since last year, but this year's intensity during the summer months has been particularly severe,…
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