Dust and Ashes
Ash Wednesday has long been one of my favorite days on the Liturgical Calendar. Reminding people of their mortality is a task that ranks among the more solemn of my responsibilities, but more important is reminding people of just what God can do with dust and ashes....
Christmas: A Look Back
It’s been cold here. Really cold. This winter (from this Southerner’s perspective) has been much longer and way colder than my first winter up here last year. Just the other day, I looked out the kitchen window and saw big, fat snowflakes falling and...
The In-a-Pinch Altarscape
A couple of weeks ago, I had the honor of baptizing two sweet children and re-affirming a third’s baptism at Westfield. This sweet family had been visiting us for a while, then decided to join our community of faith. Soon after, the parents asked if I would...
Distractions, distractions.
A little behind on posting this one! Here’s the scripture: Luke 10: 38 – 42. At first glance, this fairly familiar story seems pretty self explanatory. Jesus comes to visit two of his dear friends. After being welcomed into their home, one sister, Mary,...
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Scripture: Luke 10: 25-37 (with thanks to Clarence Jordan) This is a heavy story. Well, the story itself isn’t that heavy. I mean, the man lying in the ditch regains his health thanks to the generosity of a Samaritan man–a fellow we call “the Good Samaritan.”...01. WELCOME
