I wonder if you have ever had this experience: You greet someone by asking how they are. They respond with these words: “I am blessed.” I am not sure how you have recovered from that response, but for me, I get lost in my own mind, rabbit hole maze that it is, wondering about what…
Happy New Year! You may well be used to writing 2017 on your checks and notes by now, but since I was away last week fulfilling my duties for the Board of Ordained Ministry, I want to wish you Happy New Year. I wonder if you have thought about resolutions and goals for this year. Last year as I prayed about the…
Thank you for joining us this morning in worship. Thank you to all who came in their pajamas as well as the rest of us! Thank you for leaving the tree and the stockings, the breakfast table and the collection of family to be together in worship. Our Bishop wrote back in November as she began to get inquiries about Christmas on…
Car games are the gift of any driver with children. This time of year, I am reminded of when Alisabeth first really saw “yights”. That is Christmas lights. We would be driving around in the evening when she was two years old, and she would holler out – “yights!” pointing right or left for us to look. Each time we would look…
Happy Thanksgiving to you, all. I hope you had a wonderful celebration. As we were preparing to host our families, we took part in one of our favorite traditions, watching the Thanksgiving Day parade. Singing and dancing, enjoying the parade – a good time was had by all. And of course, the last float was Santa Claus, where he has been for…
I am one of many Ever wonder about the composition of the world? If the World were 100 PEOPLE: 50 would be female; 50 would be male 26 would be children; There would be 74 adults, 8 of whom would be 65 and older There would be: 60 Asians, 15 Africans, 14 people from the…
In our world, the biggest questions we ask as a people are “Who is God?” and “Who am I?” You haven’t asked those questions? Let’s take a quick look at the news headlines today. Earthquake Rattles Oklahoma and Dangerous Days ask the questions. Why controls the earth and sky, wind and waves? Does God send…
Music is our shared story. Just like with our children, we can begin a line of music and so many can answer back the next line. We shared the shared story of lyrics that give voice to our experiences and remind us of who we are when we have forgotten. This morning is our second…
One of the ways to learn the Bible is through the stories, no matter what age we are. And with the stories come food for thought, and a lesson hopefully learned. The story today is full of suspense, with a full cast of characters. We have a king, an orphaned girl, a cousin, a queen, and what is a story without the…