18 Pentecost C--9/18/16 Cosmos Sunday Proverbs 8:22-31; Psalm 148; Colossians 1:15-20; John 6:41-51 Pr. Maggie Breen My dad died to alcoholism when he was 65. He had struggled with the loss of life much earlier. The ways of the world caused him great anxiety. He couldn’t work out how he fit, couldn’t find a way to the life he was made for, and so he drank. He lost his job, a job that never really used the gifts he had, in his early 40s. He never worked again, and he slowly, and painfully drank … [Read more...]
I Spy
Holy Trinity B—5/31/15 Isaiah 6:1-8; Psalm 29; Romans 8:12-17; John 3:1-17 Pr. Scott Kramer Funny the things we remember from childhood. I don’t remember much but for some reason I think of toys. Some of the first toys I remember were spy toys. Those of you of a certain age may remember decoder rings, invisible ink pens. One of my favorites was a toy gun from 1964. I didn’t know anything about the Cold War but I knew that I liked this spy gun. It looked like a portable transistor … [Read more...]
“Down Under” Reflections for Lent: Alpha Centauri
"Down Under" Reflections for Lent: Alpha Centauri Having returned from a recent trip to visit family in Australia, Pr. Scott offers reflections on highlights of the experience in light of the season of Lent. In my last post I reflected on my experience of seeing the Southern Cross, a famous feature of night skies in the Southern Hemisphere. Shining brightly nearby are two “pointer” stars, one of which is Alpha Centauri, our sun’s nearest neighbor. “Near” and “neighbor” are relative terms. … [Read more...]
Saving the World
Holy Cross Day Numbers 21:4b-9; Psalm 98:1-4; 1 Corinthians 1:18-24; John 3:13-17 "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish, but may have eternal life." If you’re a sports fan and you’re watching a game on TV you might have noticed over the past forty years as the camera pans the crowd there’s a sign that appears year after year, game after game. In the middle of thousands of people someone is holding a sign that says, … [Read more...]