Hebrews 10: 16, 17, 18; Isaiah 12: 1 and 4; Jeremiah 33: 10 and 11 Psalm 147 says: “A joyful and pleasant thing it is to be thankful.” Ah, thankfulness, that thing we all know we should have… Read More
Matthew 12:38-44 In today’s passage Jesus provides us with a scale of sorts, a scale of how to be religious and to be giving as a religious person. On the one end of the scale are the scribes… Read More
Ruth 1: 16, 17; Matthew 12: 28-34 This nation is an exhausted nation, worn out by a seemingly endless election. I think we all feel a certain amount of embarrassment about how these campaigns have gone. Deep down… Read More
Reflection September 30, 2012; Mark 9:40,41; James 4, James 5:16 Today we say goodbye to James, until the next time at least, and with it to the month of September. We will have found ourselves in each of… Read More
Mark 9: 33-37; James 3: 13-18 Muhammad Ali was a magnificent boxer and a likeable colorful character. He is still extremely popular. One thing he wasn’t was humble. He simply said: “I dance like a butterfly and sting… Read More
Proverbs 1: 20-33; James 3:1-12 Today we continue our journey through the Epistle of James. On the first Sunday of September we heard James tell us that we forget who we are as Christians and don’t act as… Read More
Posted: December 27, 2012 by Aart
Reflection November 25
John 1: 1-5; Revelation 1: 4b-8 “All my life’s a circle. Sunrise and sundown. “ Harry Chapin sings this song. It all comes back around. Life goes in circles, doesn’t, friends. Thanksgiving day I walked to the river. … Read More