3/29/2020
5 Lent: Yr A
At the start of this Lenten season I suggested that we look at this as a time to take things away, or add things into our day, that help us move closer to God. I had no idea when I said that how much could be taken away, or how much would be added to our day, thanks to a virus that is spreading across the globe.
Some of my neighbors are not leaving their homes…
3/22/2020
4 Lent: Yr A
Today’s Scriptures are not about physical vision, but spiritual vision…
3/15/2020
3 Lent: Yr A
Reverend Ardyss uses the lesson of the Samaritan woman at the well to provide a new perspective for us about the concerns of the world, specifically the coronavirus we are now having to face.
3/8/2020
2 Lent: Yr A
Father Ken discusses the heart-faith of Abram versus the head-faith of Nicodemus. Jesus and Paul make clear that nothing we ‘do’ earns us eternal life. It is freely received upon our showing God our heart of faith.
3/1/2020
1 Lent: Yr A
On this first Sunday in Lent we read about Adam and Eve falling to the temptations offered by the serpent. This was the setup that got them kicked out of Eden – and into the wilderness that awaited them ‘outside’.
4/14/2019
Palm Sunday
Reverend Ardyss describes the contrast between the bliss of Jesus’ baptism against the temptations offered by Satan.
4/7/2019
Lent 5 Yr C
Ruth protected Candace from a tripping fall on a broken sidewalk hidden in the sand. Her elbow took the full force, protecting Candace from the impact of the fall. She had a deep scar for years. What an example of instinct – motivated by love.
Extravagant Love shows itself all around us in life; and it transforms life when it happens.
3/31/2019
Lent 4 Yr C
David in Psalm 32: Happy are they whose transgressions are forgiven.Paul in Cor: “From now on… there is a new creation; everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!” Christ offers us new life.Jesus: tells of the disrespectful, arrogant, wayward son who comes home, forgiven.This rich Gospel story is called the parable of the prodigal son; but it has a lot to say about the older son, and certainly about the father. The Pharisees and the teachers of the law were muttering about Jesus, because he welcomed sinners and ate with them. They thought that he was doing a bad job of being a teacher. He was hanging out with the wrong crowd; he was socializing with bad people.
3/24/2019
Lent 3 Yr C
Moses saw the burning bush that was not consumed. God was sending him to Pharoah to set free the people of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Moses knew the power of Pharaoh, and the great danger he would be flirting with by taking on this assignment. “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh?” But God assured him that he would not be alone. God would give him what he needed.
3/17/2019
Lent 2 Yr C
The picture of comfort and protection is the image written on my mind as I hear Jesus wanting to gather together the children of Jerusalem.