Same Baptism. Same Spirit. Same Calling.
Isaiah 53: 10-11 (RM) or 53: 4-12 (RCL); Psalm 33; Hebrews 4: 14-16 (RM) or 5: 1-10 (RCL); Mark 10: 35-45. “Same Baptism. Same Spirit. Same Calling.” The motto circles…
October Festival of Thoughts
I was thinking of what October brings to light and how our world seems to be in circling motions. In the northern part of the world Autumn begins while in…
Goodbye: Reflecting on the Death of a Friend
I have been friends with Karin for more than thirty years. She lives in the corner house at the end of my block with a lovely English garden and a…
Hell is a Garbage Dump
Susan will be away for the next couple of weeks, so there will be no Friday reflections on October 4 and October 11. Her Friday reflections will resume on October…
The Vulnerability of Children
Wisdom 2: 12, 17-20 RM / Jeremiah 11: 18-20 RCL; Psalm 54; James 3:16 - 4: 3; Mark 9: 30-37. Some time ago I visited a small rural cemetery where…
Will. You. Follow. Me?
Isaiah 50: 4c-9a; Psalm 116; James 2: 14-18 (RM) or 3: 1-12 (RCL); Mark 8: 27-35 (RM) or 27-38 (RCL.) On a sunny Sunday afternoon in June, many long years…
Even the Dogs Eat the Children’s Crumbs
Isaiah 35: 4-7a; Psalm 146; James 2: 1-5 (RM) or 1-10, 14-17 (RCL); Mark 7: 31-37 (RM) or 24-37 (RCL.) Why tell a good story when you can tell a…
The Practical Necessity of Rules and Laws
Deuteronomy 4: 1-2, 6-8 (RM) or 6-9 (RCL); Psalm 15; James 1: 17-18, 21b-22, 27 (RM) or 1-17 (RCL); Mark 7: 1-8, 14-15, 21-23. Rules. Law. The rule of law.…
Take Up the Whole Armor of God
Joshua 24: 1-2a, 15-17, 18b (RM) or 1-2a, 14-18 (RCL); Psalm 34; Ephesians 5: 1-2, 21-35 (RM) or Eph 6: 10-20 (RCL); John 6: 53, 60-69 (RM) or 56-69 (RCL.)…
The Daisy: Musings Part 2
Reflecting on the abundant daisies growing freely on the lawn in their beauty and simplicity, reminds me of the many musings and memories of childhood. We are all familiar with…