Habakkuk 1: 2-4; 2:4; Luke 19: 9,10 Moving the goal posts Routine can be a good thing. Routine can be good when it works for people, when it can make them feel life is reliable, when they… Read More
Joel 2:23-32; II Timothy 4: 6,7 In both texts today we are dealing with momentous events. Paul’s second letter to Timothy was written at the end of his service around the time of his imprisonment in Rome. We… Read More
Explorations V: down to business I have written to you about the need for exploration and reflection after a century as a congregation. Again this is not because there are major problems, but simply because reflection is necessary… Read More
Jeremiah 8: 18-22-9:1; I Timothy 2: 1-3 Between despair and hope Dear friends, (wikipedia tells us that) The “balm in Gilead” is a reference from the Old Testament, but the lyrics of this spiritual refer to the New Testament concept of salvationthrough Jesus Christ in… Read More
Jeremiah 8: 18-22-9:1; I Timothy 2: 1-3 Between despair and hope Dear friends, (wikipedia tells us that) The “balm in Gilead” is a reference from the Old Testament, but the lyrics of this spiritual refer to the New Testament concept of salvationthrough Jesus Christ in… Read More
Luke 15: 3-10 Between being lost and being found Things get lost in our lives and people get lost in our lives. Some things we lose and do not even notice. Some people we lose track of and… Read More
Posted: December 2, 2013 by Aart
Reflection November 10
Matthew 5:21-25; Luke 17: 3,4; Luke 19: 7,8 Last week a football player on the Miami Dolphins was the big story in sports news. A powerful player named Rickey Incognito (you can’t make this stuff up), was blasted… Read More