Luke 9: 31-35; 2 Corinthians 3:14 As close as they can get We just talked about an old movie not too long ago called “An affair to remember” with Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr. It is not art,… Read More
Nehemiah 8: 1,9,10; Luke 4. 20-24 Strangers in their land Dear friends, There is a popular cartoon my kids loved when they were young called “Samurai Jack.” It is about an honorable Samurai warrior who travels through time… Read More
John 2: 9,10; I Corinthians 12: 4-11 Refining our talents Today the New Testament texts in our lectionary reading are very well known but really have nothing to do with each other so there is no use forcing… Read More
John 1: 1, 2, 16,18; Ephesians 1:5 Getting to know God Our youngest son Andrew had a friend from Ghana named Kofi. Kofi’s parents were members of Capital Christian Centers and therefore Pentecostal. The mother, a very nice… Read More
Christmas service Looking for Baby Jesus We have talked about how Gail wanted the baby Jesus to be here all year round, not just at Christmas. And for months he was there in his little manger. Then after… Read More
Zephaniah:3:17-20; Philippians 4: 4-6 The verbs of Advent III We are finishing up a mini-series on the “verbs of advent.” We have looked at the verbs from our selected lectionary readings the last two weeks and we have… Read More
Posted: March 3, 2016 by Aart
Reflection February 14, 2016
Deuteronomy 26: 5, 9-11; Romans 10: 12, 13 The wanderer in us We are into the season of Lent already. It seems ridiculously fast. Christmas is still in the rear view mirror. The only thing is that supports… Read More