When in Fisher Park

Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46   The sheep at the Lord’s right hand and the goats at the Lord’s left give Jesus the same answer: “When was it that we saw you in the condition that you said we saw you in?” Notice, the Scripture says that the sheep on the right and...

Begins and ends at home

Joshua 24:15: “… but as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.”   Household, home. Those word have taken on a whole new significance in the past 10 months, haven’t they? When the need to “stay home” first arose in spring 2020, I was not at all...

The most ordinary of places

Scriptures: Genesis 28:10-17 and Psalm 27:4-8   “Surely the Lord is in this place – and I did not know it!” How often do we miss the presence of God among us? Jacob’s words in this ancient story are still true. Particularly this year when we have been unable to...

Ash Wednesday: A year of lament

Scripture: Joel 2:1-2,12-17   Ash Wednesday is the day that begins our season of Lent. For most of us though, it probably feels like last year’s Lent never ended. We have done our share of lamenting, but today we are supposed to start it all over again. Over the...

The promised presence

Siblings in Christ, While we are not where we had hoped to be by Lent 2021, we trust that God is nonetheless with us exactly where we are. The theme for this year, “Surely the Lord is in THIS place,” is taken from Genesis 28:16. Jacob wakes from his dream, having had...