March 22, 2020
I bring you grace, peace, mercy and care from our holy living triune God, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. We at St. John’s are going through some challenges. We, like the rest of the planet, are working through the Coronavirus challenge. Beginning with the end of September, on Rosh Hashana (the Jewish Old… Read More »
March 18, 2020
Grace to you, and peace, in Jesus’ name. Amen. Two weeks ago, we looked at and through Judas’ betraying eyes and recognized our own betrayals of our Lord. Last week we saw the disciples’ sleepy eyes in the Garden of Gethsemane and identified the times we have fallen asleep in doing our Christian duty. This… Read More »
March 15, 2020
Grace to you, and peace, in Jesus’ name. Amen. The account of Jesus on the night when He was betrayed has always intrigued me. I wonder what the bread smelled like, what the lamb smelled like. I wonder how the conversation went. What was it really like when Jesus, in the middle of the conversation,… Read More »
March 12, 2020
Grace to you and peace in Jesus’ name. Amen. Have ever had an experience of being so tired that you can’t fight the fatigue and you drift off to slumber. We can all probably identify with Peter, James, and John as they gave in to exhaustion in Gethsemane, while Jesus watched and prayed to His… Read More »
March 1, 2020
Grace to you, in Jesus’ name. Amen. Being. This week in the Red Letter Challenge you are going to read about “Being.” Being with Jesus. Walking with Him. Learning from Him. Sitting at His feet. This week is also about Jesus being with us. Calming the storms of life. Feeding us in His Holy Supper.… Read More »
February 26, 2020
Grace to you, and peace, in Jesus’ name. Amen. Some of you might remember the song: I can see clearly now the rain is gone. I can see all obstacles in my way. Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind. It’s gon’na be a bright bright sun-shiny day. If you get ashes in… Read More »
February 23, 2020
Grace, mercy and peace be yours in Jesus Holy Name. Amen. I’ve been meeting with some folks here. We meet about twice a month. The discussion is centered around a book I recommended they read to help them see my vision for St. John’s. It would be fair to say I’ve been frustrated here. I… Read More »
February 16, 2020
Grace, to you and peace, in the name of our risen Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Our Gospel lesson for today didn’t really have a lot of Gospel in it. Gospel is a Greek word. It means good news. When we read the Gospel lesson we read from one of the four Good News… Read More »
