When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” John 20:19 As some of you may know, I love baseball. AsContinueContinue reading “A NEW SEASON”
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WHO DO YOU TRUST?
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1 There are several psalms that I always have at the ready whenever I visit parishioners in hospitals. Psalm 27 is one of them. The very first verseContinueContinue reading “WHO DO YOU TRUST?”
The Confession of St. Peter
He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”Matthew 16:15-16 [NRSv] A personal confession: This text has deep personal meaning for me on a couple of different levels. First, it was the gospel text that was preached on theContinueContinue reading “The Confession of St. Peter”