Isaiah 7:4; Isaiah 11:1: Isalah 64:4,7 Striking the right chord Dear friends, Advent is about anticipation, about waiting. How can there be anything good about waiting? Think of the hours we spend each month waiting at traffic lights… Read More
Luke 7: 35-47 Attention and Gratitude Dear friends, There is a song in the musical “Celebrate Life” that has a woman sing about Jesus. It paints a picture of the woman and her state of mind in today’s… Read More
Joshua 24:14-17 Dear friends, No matter how well we’re off financially, it is probably safe to say that we all have a lot of stuff that we don’t need. It is easy to accumulate stuff in this country. … Read More
Matthew 18:6; Matthew 23 :1-4, 12 Is your faith making you thrive? Dear friends, Religion is a funny thing and more than ever it is a controversial thing. It used to be that religious faith was an accepted… Read More
Deuteronomy 34; Matthew 22: 34-40 Which way from here? Dear friends, Paul tells us that faith, hope and love are the only three things that remain. They are what the Christian carries with her or him. Those are… Read More
Psalm 99:5; Exodus 33: 18-23 The holiness of the day Dear friends, Our lectionary text for today tells us about Moses wanting to know God approves of him. At least that’s how he spins it. Maybe after so… Read More
Posted: March 1, 2018 by Aart
Reflection December 10
Isaiah 40:30; Mark 1: 4-6; John 1: 7 John the Baptizer in 3D What do you think about raccoons? Raccoons have been been leaving unwanted digestive gifts in the same place on our courtyard lawn for years now,… Read More