Dear Members and Friends, Holding on is believing that there is only a past; letting go is knowing there’s a future. -Daphne Rose Kingma, 21st century Artists Makoto Fujimura describes visiting the Fra Angelico (1395-1455) exhibit at the Met one December. As he gazed at Angelico’s “Madonna and Child,” he says he had […]
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So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the child lying in the manger. […]
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“For nothing will be impossible with God.” Then Mary said, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her. -Luke 1:37-38 (Preached on Sunday, December 24, 2017) Angels are rather pushy creatures! They burst into human lives and make their pronouncements, […]
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Advent and the approaching Christmas season is filled with more darkness than we ever imagined possible, and we struggle to see any light.
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Dear Members and Friends, Faith is the enduring ability to imagine life in a certain way. -James Whitehead, 20th century For many of us, Advent and the approaching Christmas season is filled with more darkness than we ever imagined possible, and we struggle to see any light. It is not a time filled with hope, but […]
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… he has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty. -Luke 1:53 (Preached on Sunday, December 17, 2017) My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, … What a beautiful piece of poetry! Its words and phrases build upon one another, rising […]
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Dear Members and Friends, The beginning of love is the will to let those we love be perfectly themselves, the resolution not to twist them to fit our own image. If in loving them we do not love what they are, but only their potential likeness to ourselves, then we do not love them: we […]
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The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God will stand forever. -Isaiah 40:8 (Preached on Sunday, December 10, 2017) It is hard to believe that anyone could listen to this passage and not be moved. This poem ranks with the finest literature ever composed. Handel thought this passage so beautiful and […]
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Starting in January, Mission Outreach will have 2 new projects working with Camillus House and Veterans. Clothing collection for the homeless: As you look through your closets for Holiday fare, or trying to make room for new Christmas gifts … think of the Camillus house which needs all types of clothing, outerwear and shoes. They are […]
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Advent, and by extension for many of us, Christmas, is a season filled with longing and wistfulness.
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Dear Members and Friends, Wonderfully secured by a mighty power, we await with confidence whatever may come. God is with us – in the evening, in the morning, and entirely certain on each new day. -Dietrich Bonhoeffer, 20th century Dianne and I attended a Christmas concert by Seraphic Fire, the wonderful Miami-based professional choral group, this […]
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And what I say to you I say to all: Keep awake. -Mark 13:37 (Preached on Sunday, December 3, 2017) Days of suffering; sun, moon and stars going dark; and Jesus appearing in the clouds surrounded by angels doing his bidding. Not the sort of stuff you probably came to church this morning hoping to […]