Sometime back I was listening to an interview with the former heavyweight boxing world champion George Forman. At one point in the interview, he spoke about his early success in boxing in boxing. He said something along the lines of: I made a lot of money, and money is a good thing. It is okay. […]
The word Grace comes from the Greek word Charis. In one of his Wednesday night classes on the Parables, our Parish Associate Pastor Bob Smith defined grace as God’s unmerited, un-discourageable love. I like that. Other scholars tell us the word can be translated as joy, gift, pleasure, acceptance, favor, or favor done without any […]
Many of you will be familiar with the Hymn “All Creatures of Our God and King.” It was written in the year 1225 by St. Francis of Assisi. Originally, this poetic masterpiece was titled, “Canticle of the Sun.” It was clearly inspired by Psalm 148. Francis was almost completely blind at the time he wrote […]
Thirteenth-century Christian Mystic Meister Eckhart once wrote, “If the only prayer you say is ‘Thank you,’ that will suffice.” I hope you had an opportunity to share a meal and celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday yesterday. (I imagine some of you are in clean-up mode – worn out… Pastor Jeffry Carter writes, “It is common for […]
In the book of Isaiah (25:1-9), we read these words: On this mountain, the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wines, of rich food filled with marrow, of well-aged wines strained clear. And he will destroy on this mountain the shroud that is cast […]
Yesterday we reflected on the words of the prophet Isaiah (25:1-9): On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast… This is a vision that describes the gathering of God’s people around a table… It is an invitation. And, if it is an invitation, then it is first an invitation […]
Over the past couple of days, we’ve reflected on a passage from the prophet Isaiah (25:1-9): On this mountain, the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wines, of rich food filled with marrow, of well-aged wines strained clear. And he will destroy on this […]
Last week we reflected on the words of the prophet Isaiah (25:1-9): On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast… On this mountain… This mountain, for Isaiah, was Zion – Jerusalem. This was the place where God was known to be particularly present. We might think of it as […]
In the book of Isaiah (25:1-9), we read these words: On this mountain, the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wines, of rich food filled with marrow, of well-aged wines strained clear. And he will destroy on this mountain the shroud that is cast […]
The Ancient Greeks told the story of Pandora as a way of explaining evil in the world. In the myth, Pandora was gifted with every charm…the gift of all the gods. She was sent to Earth with a little jar or box that she had been forbidden to open, but curiosity finally got the better […]
