1 Samuel 8: 4-11; 16-20; II Corinthians 4:13-5:11 They say Americans love the British Royal Family. This is ironic, because the British are the only people that oppressed Americans which was done, by the way, with the full… Read More
Romans 8: 12-17; John 3: 1-7 Just after Memorial Day, it seems fitting that we talk about freedom. It’s a word public officials use a lot and that nobody seems to question ever. Sixties rock star Janis Joplin… Read More
Genesis 11: 6-8; Acts 2: 1-6 There is an anecdote of a patient lying on the couch dressed in a medieval costume people wear in theater productions and saying to his therapist:” If only all the voices in… Read More
Psalm 1;John 17: 6,8,9 The two texts before us are part of a different Testament and were written in a different time. The Old Testament Psalm takes us to the time when all the people had was the… Read More
Acts 10: 34,35; Acts 17:22-25 There is a new show on tv. I usually keep my tv watching limited to pbs, the soccer channel and a few clever sitcoms, but I had to sit down for a… Read More
Acts 4:5-12; 1 John 3:16-24 Last week I was in Davis and as I walked through the center of town, just past the organic coffee shop. A tall man –I guess he was in his forties- stood silently… Read More
Posted: August 8, 2012 by Aart
Reflection July 15, 2012
Genesis 12:1-5; Revelation 21: 4,5 Today we have been bringing together the story of Abraham who left his land to go to a land he did not know, leading a people not yet born with an examination of… Read More