June 28, 2020 4th Sunday After Pentecost/13th Sunday in Ordinary Time Scripture readings – Genesis 21: 8-21 & Matthew 10: 34-39 During this past week, our denomination, the Presbyterian Church USA, met on-line to take of the business of our denomination as they …
June 17, 2010 Scripture – Matthew 5: 33-37 Theme: Jesus tells us that we should honor any vows that we make. He tells us to let our ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’ and our ‘No’ be ‘No.” Seems pretty straightforward. The vows taken …
May 13, 2020 Scripture readings – Matthew 7:24-27 Theme: Jesus chose Simon upon whom he would build his church; he changed his name to something we more commonly recognize: “Peter” – the Rock. Jesus asks us to build our faith …
April 12, 2020 Easter Sunday Scripture readings – Matthew 28:1-10, Mark 16:1-8, Luke 24:1-12, & John 20: 1-18 Any police officer will tell you that eyewitness accounts can be extremely unreliable. If something occurs that is significant, even a handful of reliable …
March 1, 2020 First Sunday in Lent Scripture reading – Matthew 4: 1-11 A common expression when someone has passed away is to ponder: “If I only had one more day with him or her…I would love that.” This is …
February 23, 2020 Transformation of the Lord Scripture readings – Exodus 24: 12-18 and Matthew 17: 1-9 After World War II was over, the Soviet Union immediately began trying to gain control of all of Germany. The Western powers actively …
February 16, 2020 Sixth Sunday After Epiphany Scripture readings – Deuteronomy 30: 15-20 and Matthew 5: 21-37 When the old-time vaudeville comedian, W. C. Fields, was dying in 1946, his friend – another old-time comedian named Groucho Marx – visited …
February 9, 2020 Fifth Sunday After Epiphany Scripture reading – Matthew 5: 13-20 In our time, when someone refers to the phrase “salt of the earth” it describes a really solid person, someone who has a common touch with people, …
February 2, 2020 Fourth Sunday of Epiphany Scripture reading – Matthew 5: 1-12 Today’s reading from the Gospel of Matthew is commonly known as “The Sermon on the Mount.” It is also called “The Beatitudes.” Either title indicates that it …