Fourth Sunday of Advent December 19, 2021 Scripture reading: Luke 1: 39-55 I just love this time of year, don’t you? I love the decorations, the music, the holiday activities, the slightly chilly weather, the lights, all of it. I …
Fourth Sunday of Advent December 19, 2021 Scripture reading: Luke 1: 39-55 I just love this time of year, don’t you? I love the decorations, the music, the holiday activities, the slightly chilly weather, the lights, all of it. I …
2nd Sunday of Advent December 5, 2021 Scripture reading – Luke 3: 1-18 In the ancient days of kings and kingdoms, there was always a threat that came from outside. Insider threats were also a problem, but it was the unknown that …
First Sunday of Advent November 28, 2021 Scripture readings: Jeremiah 33: 14-16 and Luke 21: 25-36 In the summer of 1983, my wife and I got married in New Jersey where virtually her entire family lived. After the ceremony and the reception …
Scripture – Luke 1:30 and 2:10 Theme: We are told multiple times in Scripture “Don’t be scared.” Yet it is very common for us to be scared of something! So how can we obey this instruction not to be scared …
April 18, 2021 Third Sunday of Easter Scripture readings: Luke 24: 36b-48 (Jesus appears to the disciples) Acts 3: 12-19 (Peter speaks in Solomon’s Portico) The following story took place in Florida at a memory care unit; these places are the …
April 1, 2021 Maundy Thursday Scripture readings: Luke 22: 7-20 (the Last Supper) and John 13: 18-38 (Jesus gives a new commandment) When Christianity first began, for a few hundred years, the church leaders debated and fought over points of …
Scripture – Luke 24: 25-27 Theme: Playing “what if” with significant historical events or with plots in a story is a good way to teach imaginative thinking. However considering the greatest “what-if” question of all time is a different matter: …
December 30, 2020 Scripture – Luke 1:26-56 and 2:1-40 Theme: Women all over the world can somewhat relate to Mary being pregnant and having to give birth in difficult circumstances. While it is impossible for any of us to imagine …
Scripture – Luke 2:8 Theme: Christmas Day, December 25th, is celebrated by most Christians as the birthday of Jesus. But one phrase in Luke’s Gospel points to a different time of year than December…