festive greetings from across the globe reveals a common thread – a unique event, the “birth” of Jesus “at night.” The one that stands out to me is the German: “Frohe Weihnachten” which literally tran...  Read More

Many of us have experienced the loss of loved ones (even pets), so the church has dedicated this time each year to offer us the time to remember, reflect and honor especially, those saints. ...  Read More

Happy are they who have the God of Jacob for their help, whose hope is in the Lord their God; who made heaven and earth, the seas, and all that is in them; who keeps promises forever; who gives justic...  Read More

The disciplines of Lent: Repentance, Fasting, Prayer and Acts of Charity—become our focus as individuals and as a community of believers....  Read More

Be the Light in the World January greetings!Saturday, January 27 was International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Why January 27th you might ask? Well, it was on that day in 1945 that the Auschwitz concen...  Read More

Today is the 6th day of Christmas and I would like to wish each of you and your families (at work and at home) a blessed and rewarding season....  Read More

May God continue to watch over your sleeping and waking, and your going out and coming in, in this season and beyond. ...  Read More

Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine; I will repay, says the Lord.” ...  Read More

fire is necessary for new life and rebirth, but it can also cause destruction and damage that is beyond repair. Even within us, there is the reality of “burnout.” Yes, burnout is real – ...  Read More

in this verse, Jesus is offering us an invitation – an intimate and appealing invitation. His invitation is this: “Come to me, all that are weary and carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.”...  Read More

Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them i...  Read More

Lent is a spiritual housecleaning intended to bring us back to ourselves and the God who first formed us from the ash we smudge on our foreheads that first day of this holy fast....  Read More