John 1.1-14, Christmas Theme: Christmas Day I wish everyone a wonderful Merry Christmas. For approximately 1022 years, Christians have...

Matthew 1.18-25, Advent 4A Theme: Love Young Love is a beautiful experience. It is full of all kinds of excitement and anticipation. ...

Matthew 11:2-11, Advent 3A Theme: Joy This Sunday, on the Advent Candle Wreathe, we light the candle of joy. So… what is ‘joy’? In the...

Matthew 3.1-12, Advent 2A Theme: Peace What are the sources of strife in our lives? There are so many ways we find strife. First, what...

Matthew 24:36-44, Advent 1A Theme: Hope You might be shocked to find out that I was not aways a mild-mannered person. When I was young,...

Luke 23:33-43, Pentecost 24C Theme: Acceptance This week, many of us will be gathering with extended family for the customary feast of...

Luke 21:5-19, Pentecost 23C Theme: God’s Temple As a child, I, along with my parents and family visited the Pyramids and the Sphinx in...

Luke 20.27-38, Pentecost 22C Theme: God IS I came across a quote awhile back. I don’t know who first wrote it, but some sayings have...

Luke 19.1-10, Pentecost 21C Theme: Humility In the 19th chapter of Luke, we find Jesus seeing a man in a tree, while teaching a group of...

Luke 18.9-14, Pentecost 20C Theme: Compassion The other day, I saw a drawing of a young woman sitting in her car watching people entering...

Luke 18:1-8, Pentecost 19C Theme: Determination There are people (not you of course) who get discouraged. They have worked hard to make...

Luke 17:11-19, Pentecost 18C Theme: Denial Most people think of Leprosy as a disease of the past. It is true the wealthy and privileged...

Luke 17.5-10, Pentecost 17C Theme: World Communion Sunday It occurred to me the other day as I was meditating on the scripture text...

Luke 16.19-31, Pentecost 16C Theme: The Saved The stressful, rapid pace of our lives can cause us to miss opportunities. There are...

Luke 16.1-13, Pentecost 15C Theme: One God When I was a child, I lived in a village located on a series of hills surrounded on three...

Luke 15.1-10, Pentecost 14C Theme: The Lost Pictures of Jesus carrying the lamb are quite commonly seen in many Christian sanctuaries...

Luke 14:25-33, Pentecost 13C Theme: Sacrifice A five-year old child came to the store counter and asked for a candy bar. The cashier...

Jeremiah 2:4-13, Pentecost 12C, Theme: Self-Examination Night is a 1960 memoir by Elie Wiesel based on his Holocaust experiences with...

Jeremiah 1.4-10, Pentecost 11C Theme: Serving God What is your purpose in life? If you are a young person, you might be thinking about...

Isaiah 5.1-7, Pentecost 10C Theme: Justice This Sunday’s text is a portion of a sermon Isaiah delivered to the people of Judah and...