Monthly Archives: March 2015

Sunday while introducing the Offering, I surprised myself by calling the Passion narrative a love story.  Then I remembered a statement someone made in a prayer group the week before:  “It’s not so much that God loved the world and … Continue reading →

A musical meditation for Holy Week Monday.

God is still speaking…has been from the beginning of time.  God spoke, and creation came into being.  After the flood, God spoke again, making covenant with all people and creatures of earth.  Later, God makes covenant with Abraham, promising numerous … Continue reading →

This morning’s reading from Numbers is one of many ‘complaining-in- the-wilderness’ stories in the Bible. How quickly and repeatedly the Hebrews who had been delivered out of slavery in Egypt, by the hand of God, no less, started romanticizing about … Continue reading →

March 8, 2015   (Lent 3 – B)                                                               “The Ten Covenants” Exodus 20:1-17 In seventh grade Social Studies class in my hometown in Florida, our assignment was to write a report on one of the … Continue reading →

As we gather at table today, I invite us to remember these words of Archbishop Desmond Tutu: “We must not make the mistake of judging other faiths by their least attractive features or adherents.”  “We should want to deal with … Continue reading →

Thanks to the internet, images of atrocities committed in the name of religion are becoming common-place–the picture of Kayla Mueller; the rallies in Paris and Copenhagen to honor those killed by radicalized militants; the arraignment of the man in Raleigh, … Continue reading →