In the reading today from the Book of Haggai, we heard God ask the post-exilic Jews, “Who is left among you that saw this house in its...

I remember when I was a child, going to a big tent revival meeting held at the Fairgrounds.  I remember the large area the tent covered,...

In the Nicene Creed, or the Apostles’ Creed, which we recite each week, we all avow that God has spoken through the prophets. In the...

On July 4, 1776, a group of representatives from thirteen colonies got together in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and signed the Declaration...

In the readings today, we find Jeremiah instructing the exiled Jews to pray for the welfare of Babylon, because their welfare depended on...

In Matthew, chapter 8, we are all familiar with the fear the disciples had when a storm came upon them while fishing on the Sea of...

In today’s readings we heard a series of names: Zedekiah, Nebuchadnezzar, Hanamel, Shallum, Anathoth, Baruch, Neriah, Mehseiah, and...

For anyone who is familiar with the Steve Martin movie The Jerk, you know it is a rags-to-riches, then riches-to-rags, and then finally a...

The readings today bring about a need to understand the duality of everything.  There are two sides that need to be considered.  In...

In a dictionary, the word “atonement” is found defined as, “Amends or reparations made for an injury or wrong.” This is specifically...

It has been said that it is a male trait to not ask for directions, when lost while driving in strange surroundings.  It seems as if it...

In a little while, we will recite the Nicene Creed.  Near the end of that affirmation of faith, we will each individually state, in...

We went on a bus tour of Italy, back in 2008.  While in Venice, we learned that the first artesian wells were designed there.  Their...

The Egyptians used to prepare their dead pharaohs for an afterlife, which included an embalming process – mummification. In this process,...

There is a game played that some call “Telephone.”  It is also known as “operator,” “grapevine,” “whisper down the alley,” “gossip,”...

What’s in a name? I’m sure you remember the Johnny Cash song A Boy Named Sue.  A boy with a girl’s name.  That was a made up scenario and...

My favorite author is Kurt Vonnegut.  He had a way of summing up life simply, while grasping the way life is … satirically. While I like...

The checking account I recently closed was one I held for some time.  I opened it way back in 2005, when I first moved here.  When I...

Three weeks ago, Paul told the Galatians, “We are not Gentile sinners.”  Today, we meet Naaman, who can be seen as an example of a...

It is an Asian custom to remove one’s shoes before entering a home.  There are various reasons why this is deemed a good practice, but...