“Woman, here is your son…Here is your mother.” (John 19:26d, 27b) Family. Adoption. Belonging. “Woman, here is your son…Here is your mother.” Jesus’ loving words from the cross. The lectionary scripture of Luke 13: 1-9, about people dying horrible deaths, may seem to be unconnected: “Do you think these people were worse sinners than any […]
Father, forgive them, they don’t know what they’re doing. (Luke 23:34) Forgiveness. Something very hard to do. But so important that Jesus spoke these words from the cross; the first of all the words He spoke from the cross. There was a woman in a Bible study class, years ago. She told how her son […]
Paradise. The Kingdom of God. The Kingdom of Heaven. A place of childish enthusiasm and persistence. A place where “You must become like a little child,” to enter. A place of love, joy and equality. A place we are told by Jesus to pray for daily: “Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth, […]
SERMON SERIES Easter is not just one day – it is a season. The season of Easter has litergical colors of White and Gold. The season of Easter ends on the day of Pentecost, traditionally the day Moses received the Law. The litergical color of Pentecost is Red; because, on Pentecost, the Holy Spirit appeared […]
FROM PASTOR’S DESK A song about the Prodigal Son returning to his father: He ran to me/He took me in His arms/He pressed my head to His chest/He said, “My child’s come home again.” The words of a new song about an old story. The words of an old song about an eternal story. The […]