Filled with Power
For Sunday, January 24, 2016 – Luke 4:14-21 When Jesus returns to Galilee, he is filled with the power of the Spirit. He does not claim to be filled with the power of the Spirit; he simply is. Sometimes we spend more time making claims about ourselves than just being ourselves. We can claim to be not enough […]
Imagine Us Beloved
For Sunday, January 10, 2016 – Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 Imagine with me, if you will, a world in which vast numbers of people are hearing and beginning to integrate at heart and soul level that we, the same as Jesus, are God’s beloved. That we, too, are intended to hear the blessing Jesus heard at […]
Listen to the Children
For Sunday, December 27, 2015 – Luke 2:41-52 Earlier in December a friend’s young granddaughter woke up to find her world draped in a fresh coat of snow. She tumbled out of bed, dressed herself and headed outdoors to play in the deep white wonder. Without a whisper, she was gone. No one else knew where she was going or what she […]
Small Moments
For Sunday, December 20, 2015 – Luke 1:39-45, (46-55) We tend to remember the big moments more than the small. During the Advent and Christmas season we recall in story and song the high points—an angel’s startling visitation to a young girl, her bewilderment and subsequent marriage to her befuddled fiancé and their dangerous journey to and from Bethlehem. We retell stories […]
