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They Don’t Know: February 4, 2024

They Don’t Know: February 4, 2024

 Year B, Epiphany 5                                             Isaiah 40:21-31                                                                                               Just last week I was listening to an NPR news quiz show and they mentioned that a recent study...

A Better Epilogue:   January 21, 2024

A Better Epilogue: January 21, 2024

 Year B, Epiphany 3                                        Jonah 3:1-5,10                             We all know the story of Jonah and the whale.  It’s in every children’s Bible.  There are songs, movies, shows.  But they usually focus on the whale part, maybe a...

The Word of God was Rare:  January 14, 2024

The Word of God was Rare: January 14, 2024

 1 Samuel 3:1-20                                     Year B, Epiphany 2                                                                              I am sure we all remember 2020 as an incredibly difficult year.  The country shut down in March due to the COVID...

God’s Masterpieces: January 7, 2023

God’s Masterpieces: January 7, 2023

Year B, Epiphany 1                                         Mark 1:4-11                                                                                         About ten years ago, I became enthralled with Vincent van Gogh.  It started with a general appreciation of...

Words are not Weapons: Dec. 31, 20023

 Year B, Christmas 1                                 John 1:1-18                   In the first church I served, Christmas Eve featured the traditional gospel reading from Luke 2 which includes the story of Jesus’ birth with Mary, Joseph, the shepherds and the...

What Mary Knew: Christmas Eve

 Year B, Christmas Eve                                                    Luke 2:1-20                                                                                     I am going to share a little clergy secret…which you would only know if you followed dozens and...