Crises act as a kind of X-Ray for the soul. That is they cut through our protective coverings to reveal what’s on the inside.  In a crisis both character and...

Out of the depths have I called to you, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice; * let your ears consider well the voice of my supplication. Psalm 130:1 The phrase “Out ...

Dear Friends and Parishioners: I know that all of us are trying to cope with the unprecedented threat and consequent restrictions of the COVID-19 virus. Unli...

Dear Friends: Events around the COVID-19 pandemic continue to unfold rapidly. I have made the difficult decision to cancel all our in-person worship services...

Dear Friends and Parishioners: We are living through extraordinary times that have cast a long and deep shadow over our lives. We are inundated with science ...

We pass the peace in Church. We pass the peace after hearing the Word of God as read in the scriptures. We pass the peace after we make the ancient affirmati...

In the Gospel reading from Ash Wednesday, Jesus cautions his listeners against practicing their piety in order to receive positive attention from others. Tru...

On this last Sunday of Epiphany, we find ourselves up on the mountain in the clouds with Jesus. The text tells us that his face shown like the sun and then h...

At some point I came to see many of the biblical stories as operating on an archetypal level. By this I mean that the stories of certain individuals could be...

We are told in scripture that there is a kingdom or reign of God. But we also must be aware that there is a kingdom or reign of each and every one of us: a k

In each of our realms we have our departments of defense, our secretaries of the interior and our secretary of the treasury and of course education and Secretary of State. We each have our sentinels looking for intruders and our department of Homeland Security and other departments for Health and Human services as well

“The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him.” This small passage in this week’s Gospel reading from Luke is the ...

I am sure many of you are watching at least some parts of this week’s impeachment proceedings in the senate. What surprises me even more than any of the alle...

To whom it may concern. ​ I have always loved this salutation. It bespeaks the idea that I don’t know who will be reading my message. Their identity is a mys...

A new year and the stirring of old hatreds. Just as everyone looks to project their anger and frustration on a scapegoat, we know that scapegoat can be an en...

Dear Friends and Parishioners: Another Christmas has come and gone, except that we know that there are 12 days of Christmas. As we know important events have...

So many demands on our time!  So many demands for our attention!  So many people we want to please!  We are torn in so many directions and by so many conside...

Are you the one for whom we are waiting, or should we wait for another? ​ While imprisoned by Herod, John the Baptist asked this question of Jesus, via his m...

Happy Thanksgiving! This Sunday we welcome in the first Sunday of our church year. During December, as we anticipate the coming of the Christ into the world,...

Dear Friends and Parishioners: Our Gospel is filled with reversals of ordinary thinking. Jesus says things like, the first shall be last and the last shall b...

When we are children we tend to think the world is as it has ever been. Our frame of reference is limited, so we imagine that every household is more or less...