Author Archives: don
Father’s Day 2020
I recall as a child wondering what I should get my Dad for Father’s Day? And the things I remember getting him seem so small and even a bit tacky now. World’s Greatest Dad coffee mug, a funny card, a … Continue reading
Whom Do You Serve?
There has always been some tension between the values of the Christian Gospel and the American ideal of individual independence and personal freedom. But we have seen this in new ways since the COVID-19 pandemic began. We have heard of … Continue reading
In the beginning…
Each of the four gospels begins in a way that introduces the author’s context for telling the story of Jesus. The beginning of each Gospel is a narrative of Jesus origin. The earliest of the Gospels is Mark who begins … Continue reading
I have to WAIT?
I have never liked waiting. Even as a child waiting for minutes seemed like hours. Waiting, while necessary, seemed like such a waste of time as I fretted and fidgeted. So it always seemed strange to me that we begin … Continue reading
Sibling tension & Jesus
Strangely when thinking about the portion of the Gospel with Martha ragging on sister Mary for not helping her prepare dinner for Jesus I had a tangential thought about mirrors. I have gotten to that point in life where I … Continue reading
A Tale of Three Readings
So what are we to learn from the three distinctive readings for Pentecost? Let’s begin with Genesis & the Tower of Babel, recalling a story of initial unity that never really existed. We are certainly not dealing with history – … Continue reading
Transformation & Love
In the book of Acts today we have a strange story of Peter’s vision as sail cloth lowered from heaven, ritually unclean animals and Peter being told to kill and eat these unclean critters. If we look at it closely … Continue reading
Living the Impossible
Have you ever been surprised and startled by experiencing something that you never thought was possible? I know I have. Do you recall what it was like living the impossible – wondering if it were real or simply a dream … Continue reading
Nic(odemus) at Night
If I was to provide a title for the Gospel on Trinity Sunday (Jesus & Nicodemus) I think it would be “Nick at Night.” Nicodemus a leader of Jerusalem came under cover of darkness to see Jesus. He did not … Continue reading
“Everyone wants to go to heaven but no one wants to die…”
The last sentence of the portion of the Gospel of Mark’s description of the women at the tomb reads “So they fled from the tomb for terror and amazement had seized them; and they said nothing to anyone for they … Continue reading