COSTLY LOVE John 3:16 In recent years it has become popular in the church and society to talk a lot about love. What I’ve noticed is the word “love ” is used to refer to a lot of warm feelings about people. When we feel close to a certain group of people we say that … More Costly Love – Lent 4
On The Threshold of a New Era John 2:13-22 They had never really seen Jesus quite like this before. They had never seen him quite as angry. Oh, they had seen that determined look in his eyes before. When he set out to go to Jerusalem, he appeared to be looking at them when he … More On The Threshold of a New Era – Lent 3
WHAT CROSS? Mark 8:31-38 He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and … More What Cross? Lent 2
FORTY DAYS TO A NEW BEGINNING Mark 1:9-15 I remember one time talking with children during a church service about the subject of moving from one place to another. I fully expected that the children would relate moving with some painful experiences like leaving friends behind, leaving the house that they had grown accustomed to, … More A NEW BEGINNING – LENT 1
What’s the Meaning of This: Mark 9:2-9 In the play Cats by Andrew Lloyd Weber, Old Deuteronomy, the oldest cat says: “We had the experience, but we missed the meaning” . How often that is true. There is the experience and there is the meaning of the experience and we can very well go through … More What’s the Meaning of This? Transfiguration
The Impact of Compassion Mark 1:29-39 I have counseled people for over 30 years, both as a parish priest and for a number of years as an addictions counselor. When I think back on that experience of counseling, a number of vivid memories come to mind. I remember three thirteen year old girls coming to … More The Impact of Compassion – Epiphany 5
LEADING FROM WITHIN Mark 1:21-28 Facing authority starts very early in our lives Richard Fairchild , the web-master of a web page entitled Sermons and Sermon-Lectionary Resources comments on hearing some of the voices of authority at an early age: ” Did your mother ever say any of the following to you? – I could … More Leading From Within – Epiphany 4
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT? Mark 1:1-8 A friend of mine phoned me one time around this time of year to tell me that another friend of his had just died. He wasn’t sure as to whether death was due to a brain cancer or whether it was suicide. Whatever the cause it was a devastating … More WHAT DO YOU EXPECT? – ADVENT 2
WATCH Mark 13:24-37 There is a difference between watching and waiting. Watching is more active. It is being aware of everything that is going on around you while you are waiting. Watching is actively seeking that which you wait for. The picture I get of watching is when I person is waiting for someone who … More WATCH – ADVENT 1
A Gift To Be Used – Matthew 25:14-30 A Gift To Be Used – Matthew 25:14-30 When I was a child in school, I used to be painfully shy. If I had any talents at all, no one ever knew because I was so afraid to use them. I can remember sitting in school dreading … More A Gift to Be Used – Matthew 25:14-30
Beyond the Patio 