Lovely evening
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and through grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope, comfort your hearts and strengthen them in…
Rephrase when necessary
"It's not what you say, but how you say it." It’s a phrase we hear time and time again. You could say it is overly-familiar. You might call it a…
God sends us
Benjamin Franklin wrote: "Well done is better than well said." You already know that the folks at Resurrection (you all) donated over 5,000 diapers when the need was announced. A…
To sing is to pray twice
To sing is to pray twice. I have seen credit for that line given to both St. Augustine and Martin Luther. I recently read a blog by Caitlin Marchand who…
Did you wear a collar?
We all know that privilege is a right or immunity granted as a peculiar benefit. It is advantage, or favor attached specifically to a position or an office. It is unearned access to…
The axe forgets….
There is an African proverb which says: "The axe forgets, but the tree remembers." That proverb kept running through my mind as I tried to make sense of the events…
Yellow Phase begins tomorrow
As you know, PA is using a 3-phase matrix to determine when areas are ready to begin easing some restrictions on work, worship and social gatherings. Fortunately numbers are beginning…
June 2
It has been several days of great disappointment, fear, shame, and the need for prayer. I have no words and a few additional stresses are beckoning for my attention so…
June 1
If truth be told, I spent a lot of time in between tasks today trying to sort out how I am feeling about the current state of the world. It…
Let us pray
Eternal God, the hours both of day and night are yours, and to you the darkness is no threat. Be present, we pray, with those who labor in these hours…