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Abel’s Heart, Cain’s Offering
My reflection this week started with hearing Fr. Christopher’s sermon about Cain and Abel, and then listening to Bruce Springsteen’s…
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Long-Term Pandemic Effects
The pandemic has changed many church norms; both in worship and for church business meetings. I am finding that several…
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Of Justice, Kindness and Humility
“What does the Lord require, but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?”…
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Observing the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
There are many ways to observe MLK Day. However, as we mark the day, indeed the Holy Day, there is…
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A Christmas Gift
On Christmas Eve, a friend’s mom was lying in her bed, wracked in the pain that comes from metastatic cancer.…
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Of Nuclear Fusion & Advent
Today the Wall Street Journal had breaking news. The headline read: Nuclear-Fusion Breakthrough Accelerates Quest to Unlock Limitless Energy Source.…
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Of Advent & Weddings
Not long ago I attended a beautiful wedding. There were obvious hours of preparation and planning. No detail was overlooked.…
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When I am Weak
It was a men’s retreat. The man sharing his testimony of his life in recovery from alcohol spoke of hitting…
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“And You Deserve My Service”
My wife Carol and I visited FDR’s library last week. It is well worth the drive to New York’s Hudson…
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For All the Saints
As All Saints Day approaches, I offer this prayer by Walter Brueggemann from his book: Prayers for a Privileged People.…
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Stewards Not Owners: A Downton Abbey Lesson
I began last week’s reflection with a quote from Downton Abbey. The context of the quote is from Robert Crowley,…
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The Why of Legacy Giving
During the church Zoom meeting, a longtime member of the church recounted her family history with the church. Her parents…