What does it mean to be a servant? The closest I have ever come to having a servant is having someone serve my dinner in a restaurant. Even with something…
My wife and I were fortunate to have the most wonderful dog in the world for eleven years. Winston was a joy to be around. He seemed to love everyone…
I have a friend who loves to entertain. The foods she prepares are delicious, and always beautifully presented. I would be happy to help her in any way she would…
In the first century of the Christian church there was much misunderstanding among the public about what Christians did when they gathered for worship. Jews as well as many of…
In the play “Auntie Mame” the main character tells her nephew “Life is a banquet, and so many people are starving to death”. The meaning is clear: life offers us…
In this Sunday’s gospel Jesus tells the crowds that he is the true bread which comes down from heaven. Immediately there is confusion in his audience. When Jews hear of…
It seems it’s just human nature to always want more. No matter how much we have or how much we have been given, we always want more. In last Sunday’s…
In last Sunday’s Gospel we read of Jesus feeding the crowds with a few fish and loaves of bread. This week we read that the same crowds want Jesus to…
Many of us have been in the position of being taken care of. After illness, surgery or accident we might need special care while we heal. If you have been…
Through history God has called people to speak words of truth and judgement to people of great power. In this Sunday’s first reading the prophet Amos is ridiculed by one…
Jesus sends out the disciples in this Sunday’s gospel to witness their faith. Centuries earlier Ezekiel was called by God to proclaim God’s word to the people of Israel who…
This Sunday’s gospel reading tells two healing stories happening together. Jairus, a leader of the Synagogue comes to Jesus on behalf of his daughter who is gravely ill at home.…
Living close to bodies of water as we do, we have great respect for the power of the sea. A storm can quickly turn a quiet day on the water…
Today educators have studied how people learn and have good ideas about how to present material to an audience that helps them understand and remember the lesson being taught. It seems…
At the time of the Civil War Abraham Lincoln told the people that a house divided against itself cannot stand. He then elaborated on that comment by saying that no…
What does the law require? That’s not a bad question. What does the law tell us we must or must not do? We need to know the law so that…
Ask a hundred Christian theologians to define the Holy Trinity and 99 of them will tell you they don’t truly understand the doctrine. The other one will lie and explain…
In the first century the Jewish people celebrated the festival of Pentecost. The word itself comes from the Greek meaning “fiftieth day” and was commemorated fifty days after Passover and…