Waiting Rooms.  We’ve all had our turn and we’ve all spent our time in them. They’re some of the most simplistic of settings, but some of the most difficult in which to reside.  In...

We’ve arrived at another critical moment in time when a country in crisis cries together… …A crime has been committed; lives have been lost; bloodshed is abundant and we’re struck by the senselessness of...

from 10/1/2017  World Communion Sunday    Some of the most monumental moments in life are marked by a meal.  There are meals we’ll always remember…not just because of the morsels, but because of what...

It’s not that we’re not called to carry anything… …it’s just that we must be very judicious about the things we carry…and for how long.  Of all figures of faith, Judas teaches us such lessons....

From 9-17-2017 Rules are a necessary part of every game… …without them the game becomes unplayable.  But if it becomes all about the rules, the game becomes un-enjoyable and defies the very reason the game was...

“Contents Fragile. This side up. Handle with Care.” The commands are clear; the instructions are specific.  A short trip to the mailbox or the post office will reveal that a container plastered with these...

From the moment he was born, Moses mattered… …hid as a Hebrew because he was wanted. …whisked from the water, raised by royalty because he was wanted. …primed for power, poised for the next...

from 8-27-2017 …it’s the shocked expression that often comes to mind or out of our mouths when something unexpected happens… It happens here, in the Gospel of Matthew when Jesus hands the keys of...

“And the sun rose upon Jacob as he passed Penuel, limping because of his hip.” Jacob, the trickster, the scam artist, the deceiver had an encounter with God.  Of all people.  If left to...

Wheat will remain wheat and a weed will always be a weed… …but it’s not so with people.  That’s why the Master’s instructions to wait till harvest are so important.  In the second of...