Jonah 3:15,20; Mark 1:14-20 Leadership is very much on our minds these days. Leadership is an important ideal in American society. Following is not an activity that has a positive connotation. Everything is about being a leader. Go… Read More
Isaiah 42:1-3; Matthew 3:17; (Mark 1:7) Living Faith and Keeping Faith The Hippocratic oath that physicians are supposed to take, I am told, states:”First do no harm.” That may be a good way to approach the lectionary passage… Read More
Psalm 8:3,4; Matthew 25:44,45 Reordering our perspective The first Sunday of the year should feature a question mark, so today I have a question for you: “How does your faith in God impact your relationship with other people… Read More
Luke 1:16-19; (II Corinthians 12:9) The power of the fragile In a Woody Allen movie the controversial actor portrays a physically powerless man who describes a fight he was in, somehow trying to spin the story (I am… Read More
Isaiah 7: 14; Matthew 1: 22-24 God-with-us Emanuel means “God with us,” “God-with-us.” You and I we get the concept of God, although we have different opinions and visions of Who God is. You and I also get… Read More
Isaiah 2: 1-4; Romans 13: 11-12 Happy New (Church) Year Today we move into the brand New Year Church year and into a new three-year cycle of the church year with its lectionary readings. So we’re into the… Read More
Posted: February 9, 2017 by Aart
Reflection January 22
Jonah 3:15,20; Mark 1:14-20 Leadership is very much on our minds these days. Leadership is an important ideal in American society. Following is not an activity that has a positive connotation. Everything is about being a leader. Go… Read More