A few days ago, my wife and I were at Home Depot, and we happened to walk by the Halloween decorations. We like Halloween, we do some decorating, and we love to sit out next to our fire pit on Halloween night handing out treats to the kids who come trick or treating to our…
During worship, this past August, the gospel reading every Sunday was from John 6, where Jesus says he is “the Bread of Life”. At one point in that chapter, Jesus goes further and says he is “the living bread”, and this is very important for us. As disciples of Jesus, we are called by Jesus…
For so many folks, the summer is a time for traveling. Whether it’s going down the shore, or up to the Pocono’s, or somewhere further afield, summer is a time to travel. I know my family and I are looking forward to our vacation this summer. But for the last 15+ years, youth and adults…
The “green season” is more officially known as The Sundays of Ordinary Time, or, in the old days, The Sundays after Pentecost. That second one, Sundays after Pentecost, was nice, because it kind of, sort of, kept us focused on Pentecost. It kind of, sort of, kept us focused on the Holy Spirit, and on…
And then, the 50th day happened, and suddenly, this little, inconsequential group was a mighty force, a rapidly growing movement that would, within a few years, be spreading in every direction, into every known place. Thousands and thousands of people would be converting to this new faith, thousands and thousands of people from all walks…
Happy Easter!!!! The Lord is risen!!! He is risen indeed!!!!!! What? You think that just because Easter was April 1st, that now Easter is over? Not so fast! Easter continues on well past Easter Sunday. The season of Easter continues for 50 days, all the way until the Festival of Pentecost. 50 days of continuing…
