Monthly Archives: March 2019

On a cold, gray morning in 1982, a small group of Anglican clergy gathered at the home of the Dean of Saint Paul’s Cathedral for a simple service of Holy Communion.  The celebrant was Elizabeth Canham, who I just learned … Continue reading →

How many nonagenarians do we have in the house today?  Octagenarians?  Any young whippersnapper septuagenarians?  Here’s the good news–or maybe it’s bad news.  Here’s the news proclaimed from Scripture today: if you’re younger than 99, you’re only getting started.  Abram was … Continue reading →

  Last Wednesday, we took our first Mercy Walk.  We talk a lot here at FCUCC about breathing in God’s love in worship, then breathing out God’s love in the world.  For Lent, Mercy Walks will help us shorten the … Continue reading →

            Here’s what bugs me about this story.  It’s not the odd appearance of Moses and Elijah  with Jesus on the mountain.  And I’m not bugged by Peter’s ebullient outburst; that’s just who Peter was.  I’m not bugged by the … Continue reading →