Archive for January 2024

Claim the Promise The reading for today is from the second chapter of Luke. We learn from this reading that the Law of Moses requires Mary to take Jesus to the temple in Jerusalem and present him to the Lord to be consecrated. This is according to the law of Moses. Mary and Joseph are…

Peace Is The Way John is a voice crying in the wilderness “Prepare the Way of the Lord.” Preaching the message of repentance and the forgiveness of sins. Surely this is not the way of the world. The way of the world teaches us that might makes right. The winner takes all. If history is…

“Unshakeable Love” November 11, used to be called “Armistice Day.” because on November 11, 1918, at 11:00 in the morning, the guns on the Western Front fell silent. It was the first step toward ending World War I. When I was in grade school, if November 11, was on a school day, we all stood…

Thoughts on War and Peace Events in Palestine and Israel weigh on our hearts as we meet here today in worship. In response to the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, Israel has unleashed a bombing attack on Palestine that has been compared to the bombing of Dresden in World War II. Aljazeera reports…

“We Are In This Together” C. K. Chesterton, an Englishman, was a well-known writer at the turn of the last century. He famously described the United States as “the nation with the soul of a church.” He did not mean that the United States was holier than any other nation. He did not mean that…