There is an occasion for everything, and a time for every activity under heaven: a time to give birth and a time to die. Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 Your eyes saw me when I was formless;all my days were written in your book and plannedbefore a single one of them began. Psalm 139:16 Precious in the sight …
Continue reading “Momento Mori” (Or Learning to Live Between the Altar and the Grave)
This is my message from Sunday, January 1, 2023. Here's the link to Luke 2:21-40. Introduction Consider for a moment our church. It has a long history. It was founded roughly a century and a half ago or so. It has traditions or way of doing things that were formed in the past. Many people …
In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man named Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary. And the angel came to her and said, "Greetings, favored woman! The Lord is with you." But she …
Continue reading Advent Week 2: Finishing God’s Sentences (Or Trying To!)
In the days of King Herod of Judea, there was a priest of Abijah’s division named Zechariah. His wife was from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. Both were righteous in God’s sight, living without blame according to all the commands and requirements of the Lord. But they had no children because …
As a pastor, I have officiated at many funerals. As a ritual, funerals are meant to help us process our very real grief and loss as well as set our sorrow within a larger horizon of meaning. Within a Christian framework, a funeral is a reminder that this earthly life is temporary, bound by limits. …
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