For obvious reasons I’m thinking about fathers these last few days. In the familiar story of The Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32) we learn a lot about the nature of fathers. I commend Henri Nouwen’s book, The Return Of The Prodigal Son where he takes you through the story and explores how we are like each…
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Seasons
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born,…. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8. We are all familiar with this biblical poem, if not from our Bible readings, then from listening to Pete Seeger and the Byrds. However sometime we miss the point, as we feel overwhelmed by…
Stretching
I’ve never been good at stretching or warming up before a workout. Maybe that’s because it’s hard enough for me to drag my bones to the Y. Once there, I want to get to it and get back to my chair as soon as possible. But I’m aware that stretching is important for the muscles,…
Present
Luis gave a wonderful sermon on Easter Sunday about the “present.” Consider when Moses asked God for his name, “God’s answer was “I am.” God didn’t respond “I was” or “I will be.” He answered in the present, and it’s a helpful reminder of who we are as well. We are not our past, or…
Drift Away
Oh Give me the beat boys, and free my soul I wanna get lost in your rock and roll And drift away. Anybody who has attended one of those new modern churches that seem to be cropping up everywhere using videos, rock music, and casual attire know that just about any song can be adapted…