My Good Friday Sermon 2013
Every year for the past 13 years I have given a sermon at our clergy association’s three hour community Good Friday service. I was to discuss Luke 23:1-12 in…
Christ
The Sheep Only Hear the Shepherd’s Voice
Jesus said, “the sheep follow him for they know his voice.” (John, chapter 10) I heard a story about this the other night that has had me thinking.
My New Poem: What Does the Christ Do?
The Christ: wakes us from every nightmare/ removes apathy, terror, frustration and distress/ annihilates distraction, procrastination, and inhibition/ banishes
Happy Easter!
Happy Easter! I’m grateful that Jesus proved that we live forever! We’ve had a nice day over here… comments for photos below… Studying the Bible Lesson in preparation for today’s service We had a yummy Gougère for breakfast (click here for recipe) Here’s a photo of the outside of our church I snuck a photo … Read more
My Good Friday Sermon 2011
Each year, I represent my church as one of the seven or eight preachers in our town’s three hour Ecumenical Good Friday Service. The second to speak today, here is what I said: Today, on Good Friday, we have a picture of a scourged Jesus, beaten, bleeding, and ridiculed with a crown of thorns, dragging … Read more
My Daughter’s Poem: Emmanuel
Wishing you a blessed Christmas! I made the Swedish star above and my thirteen year old daughter wrote the poem below… Emmanuel The essence of the wind The kindness of humanity The relationships we have All are, Emmanuel The enlightened faces The rejoicing voices The smiles all around The love of, Emmanuel The thoughts of … Read more
Why Jesus Doodled in the Dirt
They had just brought to Jesus the woman taken in adultery – in the very act – to challenge Jesus (who had been preaching love and forgiveness) with the law requiring her to be stoned. They were demanding his perspective on this requirement. Before responding with his classic statement, “He that is without sin should … Read more
Today’s Poem: Sheep-feeding
Sheep-feeding “Lovest thou me?”… then … “Feed my sheep.” He was emphatic about it — repeating it three times — to stress the imperative directive. How do you do it? I feed sheep when I heal someone through prayer when I listen to a friend when I cook for my husband when I homeschool my … Read more