… the disciples are in hiding. The doors in their meeting place are locked. They are afraid of what might happen next. What happened to Jesus might happen to them. And then, into that fear, Jesus comes and says, “Peace be with you.” Not once, but twice. This is not just a greeting. It is a gift … (To read more, click on title]
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Advent Implications
Advent always promises that something is coming, something new and unexpected. We don’t know when or where or how it might come. But it comes. And it comes to us as a call, an asking, an insistence that we respond. It asks our participation … [To read more, click on title]
Precious Water
This Advent we’ve been lighting candles for Hope, Peace, Joy and Love, and Christian World Service are requesting our help in providing water for those who need it. So I thought I’d enrich the mood of this sermon by relating two of our family’s water experiences … [To read more, click on title]
If only …
In humanity, it seems to me, there is a surplus of certain undesirable dispositions and a deficit of more desirable ones. I could list them. Maybe I will. A list of … things we need more of and things we need none of … [To read more, click on title]
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