NOVEMBER 13, 2017

So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. [Psalm 90:12 King James Version] Here are the readings for the 24th Sunday after Pentecost. Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18 Psalm 90:1-12 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Matthew 25:14-30 This is the next-to-last Sunday before the end of the church year. We continue toContinue reading "NOVEMBER 13, 2017"

November 6, 2017

Keep awake therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour. [Matthew 5:13] As we enter the final three weeks of the church year, our readings are filled with images of the last days. At first glance, we read a lot about death and destruction. Believe me, these words are as tough to preachContinue reading "November 6, 2017"

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“…but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus.” [Philippians 3:13-14 NRSV] I recall a conversation I had with my mother when she first moved to Columbus, Ohio, fromContinue reading "73"