This November, a movie will be released about the “Justice League”. The Justice League is composed of the superheros: Spiderman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Flash, and Cyborg. Their mission is to see justice prevail. Jesus is the ultimate champion of justice. Jesus, the just, talked about the silliness of building bigger and bigger to house…
In a world where the urgent frequently drowns out the important, the author of Psalm 105 reminds us not to lose sight of the eternal in the midst of the day to day. The psalmist reminds us to: – “give thanks to the Lord God, call on his name, make known his deeds among the…
On Sunday, I shared an old song for 1945 that I can remember my parents playing on our 78 record player. “You’ve got to accentuate the positive Eliminate the negative Latch on to the affirmative Don’t mess with Mister In-Between. You’ve got to speed joy up to the maximum Bring gloom down to the minimum…
The story of Abraham’s servant sent off to search for a wife for his son, Isaac, is a wonderful story from the book of Genesis. The thirsty servant engages in conversation with a young woman at the well. With a jar on her shoulder, she offers the stranger a drink and offers to water his…
In the midst of troubling times, it is helpful to look back to former days for a bit of guidance. Here is the Gettysburg address, presented on 19 November 1863, just a few short months after the Civil War battle took place on those same grounds. “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought…
The graciousness of God gave Sarah and Abraham, in their old age, a son they named Issac. However, out of fear that Ishmael, born earlier to Hagar (Sarah’s slave) and Abraham, would be the primary heir, Hagar and Ishmael were abandoned in the desert to die. The graciousness of God came to the aid of…
Reading Isaiah From a 21st Century Perspective This summer the Wednesday Morning Bible Study Group will be focused on six of the magnificent spiritual poems preserved for us in the Book of Isaiah. In addition to exploring the historical context in which these poems were composed, the group will also be discussing their…
In the 4th century, Emperor Constantine called the leadership of the still very young church to gather in Nicea, Turkey. He instructed them to develop a statement of belief, a creed. What they developed is the Nicea Creed that we re-state most Sunday’s as a key part of our worship. The Nicea creed connects us…
Andrew Carnegie, the industrialist, wrote that life is divided into thirds – 1st-education, 2nd-making money, 3rd-giving all money away. In following his own idea, he created 3,000 lit in the United States, United Kingdom, & Canada. He also donated 7,000 church organs as well as endowing Carnegie-Mellon University & many other projects. He saw wealth…
Following the resurrection, Jesus spent 40 days among the disciples. Just before he ascended on the 40th day, he challenged the disciples to be witnesses of good news to Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and to the ends of the Earth. To us these may be just place names, but to those first disciples, they were much…