Posted 12.11.17: Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that she has served her term, that her penalty is paid, that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.....
Read MorePosted 12.4.17: Advent is a time of thinking about the coming of the Christ-child as the Messiah, the long-expected redeemer promised by God....
Read MorePosted 11.27.17: The days are surely coming when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah....
Read MorePosted 11.20.17: Advent is a time of waiting, watching, anticipating and preparing for the coming of Jesus. It is a time to rethink one’s priorities...
Read MorePosted 9.9.17: Douglas Burton-Christie has written, “Seeing happens only when we risk a relationship with the world.” The world he is talking about includes people, non-human parts of Creation and the Creator God....
Read MorePosted 10.23.17: There is a rhythm to the world and to our lives as seasons come and go: birth and death; day and night; joy and sorrow; planting and harvest; work and rest. We see the rhythm in the story of creation where...
Read MorePosted 10.09.17: In 1992, Shirley Erena Murray wrote “Wounded world that cries for healing.” It was written for an ecumenical service in New Zealand, her home, dealing with the issues of health and welfare benefits for the people....
Read MorePosted 10.02.17: I firmly believe that each of us has a Christian duty to protest, debate, and work to bring unity to our communities. ...
Read MorePosted 9.24.17: St. Francis of Assis was born in 1181/1182. He grew up in wealth, lived the life of a wealthy young man, and served as a soldier in Assisi’s army....
Read MorePosted 9.11.17: Representatives of nine different faiths will share readings/prayers from their sacred texts or music of their faith that speaks to peace in communities and in the world....
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