From past experience it bothers me to learn that those innocent devices such as the Echo sold by Amazon are always on and listening to your household. Law enforcement loves them, and should you ever receive a search warrant be assured your child’s Echo Dot will be at the top of the list of a…
Month: February 2018
Ash Wednesday — 2018 — Valentine’s Day
Somehow it feels unfair for Valentine’s Day to fall on Ash Wednesday doesn’t it? What are you giving up for Lent — Chocolate, Champagne, Going out to eat? Just when you want to dive in to the box of Russell Stover Turtles your loved one gave you or she/he returned, it’s Ash Wednesday. Thank goodness…
Shrove Tuesday — 2018 — Elijah Has Come
But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they pleased. — Mark 9:13 …but I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him. — Matthew 17:12. Yesterday we discussed the transfiguration, and Jesus leading Peter, James, and John back down the mountain. The disciples don’t want…
Monday Before Ash Wednesday 2018
Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves, And he was transfigured before them, … Mark 9:2. Maybe the compilers of the liturgical calendar knew what they were doing. We read the Sunday before Ash Wednesday about the transfiguration. Jesus takes Peter, James, and…
Be A Prophet and ChangeMaker
A couple of weeks ago, the Reverend Dr. Luis Leon gave a sermon titled “Your Task: Be A Small Prophet.” This morning David Brooks with the N.Y. Times wrote an opinion piece entitled “Everyone A ChangeMaker.” I recommend you listen to Luis and read David’s column. They are certainly not about the same subject or…