Magnificent buildings can cause us to stare in awe. Tourists travel hundreds and thousands of miles just to say they have seen the Eifel Tower, Buckingham Palace, or the Colosseum in Rome. They are wonders of human effort and ingenuity. But as we all know, they are no match for the forces of nature: fire, water, andContinue reading “Proper 28 2022”
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25 Pentecost 2021
There are things in life that we take for granted as a given, until they are no more. I can still vividly recall the final scene in the first Planet of the Apes movie when Charleston Heston is riding down the beach and finds the half-buried Statue of Liberty and realizes that he is home,Continue reading “25 Pentecost 2021”
Lent 3 2021
How do you picture Jesus? Today’s reading is sometimes difficult for people because we tend to picture Jesus as what in literature one would call a flat or underdeveloped character. We like the wise teacher who is kind to children, but we shy away from the strong, assertive, and sometimes rigid aspects of his personality. Continue reading “Lent 3 2021”
The Rev. Beverly Patterson 