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] This Sunday many will hear Psalm 27 read in your worship services. When I was in parish ministry, there were several psalms that I always had at the ready whenever I would visit parishioners in hospitals.ContinueContinue reading “WHOM SHALL I FEAR?”
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SHALOM
“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 wasContinueContinue reading “SHALOM”
LENT 2021 – DAY 40 SATURDAY OF HOLY WEEK
Job 19:21-27a Hebrews 4:1-16 Romans 8:1-11 For I know that my Redeemer lives, and that at the last he will stand upon the earth; and after my skin has been thus destroyed, then in my flesh I shall see God, whom I shall see on my side, and my eyes shall behold, and not another.[Job 19:25-27a]ContinueContinue reading “LENT 2021 – DAY 40 SATURDAY OF HOLY WEEK”
Walking Together in Faith 