I love football (both kinds). I think Jason Sudeikis is comedy gold (I will argue with you if you disparage We’re the Millers). I like and use Apple products. Given all of this, you would think I would not have arrived late to the Ted Lasso party. We have Apple TV because we received a…
A Back to School Prayer
A new school year begins and students, teachers, administrators, and staff are filled with anticipation and with trepidation Anticipation for learning and growth, for friendships that will be developed, and for lives that will be changed for the better through education. Trepidation for continuing to navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic, for tough assignments, for days…
Between Memory and Hope: A Reflection for 9/11
We experienced the best and the worst of humanity. We saw the worst in those who flew planes into buildings, believing they were doing God's will. We saw the best in those who gave of themselves in self-less service, those who showed enormous love, compassion and mercy.
God’s Best Work
Driving through a tunnel can be fearful experience, especially one that you have never been through before. I once drove through one in the mountains, dark and never-ending. I mean never-ending. It seemed like I would never the see the light of day. Lately, I’ve been thinking about that drive a lot lately. I came…
The Holy Spirit as Agitator
This is an approximation of the words I shared during my sermon on May 31, 2020 on Pentecost The Holy Spirit as Agitator We need an agitator in our collective lives. This has been a tragic week in our nation with the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. On a day when we celebrate the…
Smudge
What are those on your forehead? What are you giving up? Two questions you rarely hear asked except for one day out of the year- Ash Wednesday. A smudge on your forehead or your hand is always a good conversation starter. I love the act of mixing ashes- the oil, the ash under your fingernails, the smudges…
Kobe
Two phenomenon are on my heart today. The first is celebrity... I can't imagine being thrust on a national stage like Kobe Bryant was as an 18 year old. Would you want the world watching your 18-year old self? He was not a perfect human being, making mistakes along the way. We all have. It's…
You Are Not in Control
Teach us to count our days so that we may have a wise heart Psalm 90:12 It's hard for us to hear isn't it? You are not in control. The control paradox tells us that the more we try to gain control, the less control we actually possess. In many ways, it is fear that causes us…
Seeing Freedom Through the Eyes of God
What is true freedom? Several images come to mind; When the Continental Congress declared the separation of the thirteen colonies from Great Britain 240 years ago, freedom along with liberty, was foremost in the minds of our nation's founders. The idea did not originate with them, of course. In every age and across the earth, human beings have,…
The Crisis (of Faith) at the Border
"Inherit the kingdom that was prepared for you before the world began. I was hungry and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger and you welcomed me. I was naked and you gave me clothes to wear. I was sick and you took care of…
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