This past week may go down in history as “Richard Sherman Week.” For any of you who may not be football fans or who don’t read the news, Richard Sherman is a Seattle Seahawk. He plays on defense and this past week, off the field, he was very defensive. Last Sunday, near the end of the win against the San Francisco 49ers Sherman taunted receiver Michael Crabtree. Sherman felt that last year he’d been insulted by Crabtree. To make matters worse, he launched into a verbal attack against this player … [Read more...]
Buster the Lamb
by Melody Kroeger The gospel writer John has many titles for Jesus - Bread of Life, the Good Shepherd and the True Vine. In fact John begins his gospel “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” In today’s reading, John introduces us to Jesus, not once but twice, as the Lamb of God. I can’t hear today’s gospel reading without recalling my own encounter with a lamb. Many years ago, my parents purchased farm property in northern Colorado where I grew … [Read more...]
You Are My Beloved
“A Beastly Day.” That’s the headline for this morning’s paper! Seahawks fans, how are you feeling today? Every empire has its gladiators and coliseums, and football happens to be our empire’s version. We’ve all heard it said that “it’s not whether you win or lose; it’s how you play the game.” But that’s not true, is it! In pro sports, it’s all about winning! I get sucked into the excitement like many other people and I wonder, What is that all about? And I realize that it’s not really … [Read more...]
Christmas Eve, Christmas Adam
I went to the gym for a swim just after New Year’s and noticed what I call the annual surge. The health club we belong to is more crowded at the beginning of the year than later in the year. Folks get memberships for Christmas; others make New Year’s resolutions to get into shape. It’s a New Year! Many of us this time of year set goals to end certain habits and to begin new practices. We start out with purpose and conviction. It is a time of endings and new beginnings. Our scripture readings … [Read more...]
Get Up and Go!
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Unexpected Angels
My wife and I are among the millions of people around the world addicted to Downton Abbey. In case you haven’t heard, this is the hit PBS series about a wealthy English family and their servants who are trying to cope with a rapidly-changing world. The story begins just before WWI and continues into the 1920s. We’ve wondered why we like the show so much. Is it the acting? The directing? The music? Yes! Most of all, it’s about the story. Here is a family that has immense wealth and privilege. … [Read more...]
Hope in Prison
We’ve heard much about Nelson Mandela over the past week. One of the quotes that has stayed with me was part of a letter he wrote from prison to his wife Winnie in 1975. Personally, I think of prisons as places of despair and yet Mandela writes, You may find that the cell is an ideal place to learn to know yourself, to search realistically and regularly the process of your own mind and feelings. Prisons and prisoners have been on my mind lately. I went to a benefit concert by Brandi Carlile … [Read more...]
Hope and Reconciliation
If you’re a sports fan this has been an amazing week! The Huskies, the Mariners and the Seahawks all had something big to celebrate. And in the midst of all this, former South African President Nelson Mandela died. We might wonder what Nelson Mandela has to do with celebration in the world of sports, but Mandela accomplished for the world of sport something that will never be matched by the Seahawks, the Mariners or the Huskies! In 1995, South Africa won the World Cup of Rugby. Nelson … [Read more...]
Which Light?
This past week I’ve been waking up early. Part of it might be a little bit of jet lag after returning from China. But I think it’s something else, too. I’ve been excited these past weeks about the appearance of Comet ISON. Did you hear about this comet? It was supposed to put on quite a display in December but it got too close to the sun. Waking up early, I’ve gone outside to look for the comet and have been amazed by what clear skies we had in November! But even on those clear early mornings … [Read more...]
King of Love
by Rick Pribbernow … [Read more...]
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