When we talk about stewardship in the church you can see people’s eyes sort of glaze over. They pat their wallet to make sure it is safe and secure, and they begin to look at their watches to see how quickly they can escape. Today’s gospel is a continuation of Luke’s Sermon on the PlainContinue reading “7 Epiphany 2022”
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4 Epiphany 2022
This morning we hear Paul’s beautiful chapter on love from 1 Corinthians 13. It is lovely just by itself and I often hear it read at weddings or see it put on posters but there is a lot about the context of this passage that really helps us understand why Paul wrote this and whatContinue reading “4 Epiphany 2022”
23 Pentecost 2021
Have you ever thought about how confusing we must sound to the rest of the world when we say “God is love”, “Love God.” Love your neighbor.” Without any further explanation? I googled songs with the word love in the title and here a just a few of the top hits: “Stupid Love” (Lady Gaga);Continue reading “23 Pentecost 2021”
6 Easter 2021
While still in the midst of Easter we are asked to look back at Jesus’ last night with his disciples, just hours before his arrest. We hear stories of people calling their loved ones in the middle of a disaster – the plane you are in is going to crash, your house has been washedContinue reading “6 Easter 2021”
4 Lent 2021
When I had a houseful of kids, if something went missing or got broken there were plenty of possible suspects and of course no one ever wanted to confess to being the guilty one. Now that I live alone, there is no one but myself to blame and when something goes missing, I know whoContinue reading “4 Lent 2021”
The Rev. Beverly Patterson 