“Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.” [Matthew 2:2] Epiphany is one of my favorite church festivals. It evokes an assorted set of memories. The first one goes all the way back to infancy. AsContinueContinue reading “The Epiphany of Our Lord”
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Holy Week, Hoodies, and Health Care
As we enter the holiest week of the church year, our country has witnessed two controversial dramas unfold that demonstrate how divided we are and continue to be as a nation and as a society. On February 26, 2012, an unarmed 17-year old African-American male wearing a hooded sweatshirt was shot to death in aContinueContinue reading “Holy Week, Hoodies, and Health Care”
Meditations on Martin Luther King Day
He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?–Micah 6:8 In our adult Sunday school class yesterday, I showed a clip from the PBS series “God in America” that focused on theContinueContinue reading “Meditations on Martin Luther King Day”