The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. [Psalm 145:8] When I am invited to visit a congregation, I first check the readings for that Sunday. On occasions such as anniversaries, the selected readings are usually not the assigned lectionary texts. Therefore, I am not preaching onContinueContinue reading “SEPTEMBER 18, 2017”
Category Archives: Faith
SEPTEMBER 11, 2017
We do not live to ourselves, and we do not die to ourselves. If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord; so then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s. [Romans 14:7-8] This hemisphere has experienced more than its share of naturalContinueContinue reading “SEPTEMBER 11, 2017”
AUGUST 21, 2017
Listen to me, you that pursue righteousness, you that seek the Lord. Look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the quarry from which you were dug. [Isaiah 51:1] In his book, Dynamics of Faith, theologian Paul Tillich devotes a chapter to symbols. He writes that symbols point beyond themselves to somethingContinueContinue reading “AUGUST 21, 2017”
Walking Together in Faith 