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May we have faith when life seems difficult. One of the readings for December 14th is Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10, and we are immediately reminded that God will cause flowers to appear after a drought. We can believe that God will do the same for us when [...]
The Scripture readings for Sunday, December 7, are: Isaiah 11:1-10; Psalm 72:1-2,7-8,12-13, 17; Romans 15:4-9; Matthew 3:1-12. Some words that come up are wisdom, knowledge, understanding, unity, good fruit, welcoming, justice, care for the poor and afflicted, and peace. The psalmist prays for a ruler who [...]
Sunday, November 30th, is the beginning of Advent, a time of preparation and expectation. Christians look forward to celebrating Jesus’ birth, the first advent, and look forward to his return, the second advent. Most Christians honor and acknowledge Jesus as God incarnated. Advent is also a [...]
They say 20% of the people in any group do 80% of the work. In reading last Sunday’s scripture, 2 Thessalonians 3:7-12, we see this may have been true during Biblical times as well. Paul, though, had a solution most (if any) of us have never [...]
In yesterday's readings, 1 Corinthians 3:16a, we were told that our bodies are the temple of God, and that the Spirit lives inside each of us. How are you taking care of God's temple? We need to take care of ourselves, but we get busy, or [...]
The Celtic Samhain, the Mexican Dia de los Muertos, and similar ways of remembering and honoring the dead in other cultures, all remind us that perhaps we are not alone. Our interest in the popular secular companies such as Ancestry, My Heritage, Family Search, and others, [...]
In today's gospel reading, Luke 17:11-19, we hear about the healing of ten, and of the one who turned back to thank Jesus for the healing. Nine didn't. How often we take God's blessings for granted! In the week ahead, let's try to notice the many [...]
Words from Sunday’s gospel reading (Luke 17:5-10): "If you have faith the size of a mustard seed…..” Have you seen a mustard seed? Long ago young girls wore small mustard seed charms – the seeds are tiny! But, mustard plants are not. They are enormous, growing [...]
1Timothy 1:1-3 tells us we are to pray for all...that doing so is what God wants. This sounds easy, but is it? Who in your life, whether someone you know or someone you know of, do you exclude from your prayers? Whose name is causing you [...]
A number of years ago, during a study of spiritual practices, some of our people became very offended at the idea of becoming a slave to Christ. In Philippians 2:6-11, specifically in verses 6-7, we are told that when coming to live on earth, Jesus accepted [...]