Back in 2012, there was a movie made about hunger in America narrated by Jeff Bridges. It was called “A Place at the Table”. My reflection this time is about a different kind of hunger and a different kind of table, but a dining table, nonetheless. In His Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) Jesus...
This July Fourth our nation will be celebrating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. This celebration is officially known as the United States Semiquincentennial (that’s a mouthful!). This yearlong commemoration marks two and a half centuries of American independence from Great Britain. There are two federal...
Have you ever noticed that when you end something it is usually followed with something new? Graduations mark the end of schooling followed by starting a new career. Weddings mark the end of single life and the beginning of a united life. Spring marks the end of Winter and the beginning of Summer. In the...
As you read this, we are already into the season we call, “Lent”. It is that 40-day period (not counting the six Sundays) prior to Easter morn when Jesus arose from the dead. This year it began on February 15 (Ash Wednesday) and will end on April 4 (known as ‘Silent Saturday’). Some observe this...
Every nativity scene has not only the Holy Family: Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus; but also, the shepherds, a few animals, and Three Wise Men. As I mentioned in my Christmas Eve sermon, this was probably not the scene the day Jesus was born. Jesus was born in a house, not a stable; surrounded...
