Dear friends,
This Sunday’s Gospel lesson is the familiar story of the young man who was owned by his possessions rather than the other way around. (I certainly can identify with that guy – and not with the young part…) Jesus has Read more
This month marked the twentieth anniversary of the terror attacks in New York, Washington, and over the skies of Pennsylvania. What I remember most is the initial report that a parishioner relayed to me before the gravity of what was Read more
Remember the episode when Granny Clampett – “Doctor Granny” had a visit from a fancily dressed woman with a hazy conglomeration of maladies? The doctor cut to the chase pretty quickly. “Get down on your hands and knees and Read more
I mentioned in a sermon a couple of months ago that I think we live in a world where darkness truly is growing. It is only in my lifetime that the proliferation of drugs and gun violence and terrorism (now Read more
We don’t know, of course, what the summer of 2022 will bring. The landscape of our world is changing and taking unpredictable turns that leave us trying to catch our breath. However, currently, bishops in the Anglican Communion are Read more
One of our Outreach Center tenants is Families in Transition (FIT). FIT offers children from the neighboring community a safe and encouraging place for virtual learning. “In the last year there have been five shootings and one stabbing in Read more
How many times has a sordid story such as this been repeated in history? King David, with his total power over people, moved them around like chess pieces. He sent his general, Uriah, into battle with the hope he would not Read more
Have you heard a friend say, “I’m so busy, I can’t keep up and get everything done”? Often we hear a retiree say, “I don’t know how I had time to work!”
Many of us did “slow down” during Read more
