“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not let them be afraid.” [John 14:27 NRSV] Monday, February 28 was my final day as Acting Bishop of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod of the ELCA. It wasContinue reading “SHALOM”
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SEPTEMBER 14 – THE HOLY CROSS
And the Lord said to Moses, “Make a poisonous serpent, and set it on a pole; and everyone who is bitten shall look at it and live.” So Moses made a serpent of bronze, and put it upon a pole; and whenever a serpent bit someone, that person would look at the serpent of bronze and live.[Numbers 21:8-9]Continue reading “SEPTEMBER 14 – THE HOLY CROSS”
LENT 2021 – DAY 28
Jeremiah 23:9-15 Romans 9:1-18 John 6:60-71 “Lord, to whom can we go? You have the words of eternal life. [John 6:68] As I read these words, I debated whether to make them the focus of today’s meditation. They’re so familiar to many of us. We sing them just before the reading of the Gospel, except,Continue reading “LENT 2021 – DAY 28”