“The greatest among you will be your servant. All who exalt themselves will be humbled, and all who humble themselves will be exalted.” It is interesting to realize that almost every major news story, these days, touches in some way on the issue of leadership. Even over the past week, we have pondered […]
Have you ever sat in a church, and found your mind so filled with questions that you found yourself wondering whether you should even be there at all? Or have you ever wondered if the doubts that you have, and the answers that you do not understand, preclude you from even claiming to […]
We all know that Jesus told some pretty powerful stories. Good Samaritans, prodigal sons, lost sheep, farmers sowing their fields, servants trying to put their talents to good use – they were memorable, insightful, sometimes entertaining stories, populated by interesting characters and situations, yet always worthy of our reflections as we seek to understand […]
L’action de grâce, Acción de gracias, a Ação de graça. In French, in Spanish, in Portuguese and, I imagine, in other Romance languages, the words used for Thanksgiving contain the word “grace” and in English those words seem to translate most easily into “an attitude of gratitude”. That’s kind of catchy, “an attitude of gratitude”. […]
At the risk of sounding like I am trying to butter you all up, I would like to begin by stating that this is a good church that is made up of good people. Or at least we try to be. We’re not all perfect, but we’re doing our best. We all know ourselves […]
“The whole congregation of the Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.” Thus begins today’s suggested reading from the Book of Exodus. The people of Israel had been led out of captivity in Egypt; they had been led through the waters of the Red Sea; and they were on their way to […]
There are times when the problems of this world just seem a bit too overwhelming. Natural disasters and political turmoil, military threats and economic uncertainties, stresses in relationships and in workplaces, concerns about our health, our well-being, our employment, our future. In these, and in so many ways, the problems of life can […]
One of the more intriguing dimensions of modern culture is the tendency to try to address and solve almost any problem by compiling a list of the necessary steps that a person should take to achieve some desired solution. Whether it is on the covers of magazines, or in social media posts, or […]
It’s a simple phrase but not one we necessarily use very often in our day to day speech. A good path. I have heard it most often in conversations I have had with indigenous people. A good path, or a good way. It is what we are meant to be looking for in our lives. And most often that good path […]
Our bodies are truly amazing things. Too often when we think about them, we tend to focus on what may be wrong. Perhaps a part of us that does not function up to the max. Or when it might seem there is a bit too much body or not quite enough body. We compare our bodies to […]
