A Year of Possibilities – Sunday, December 30, 2018
As we close the calendars on one year, we open them to another. We reflect on days past and anticipate days ahead; we look back...
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A Feast of Love – Sunday, December 23, 2018
The promise of Christmas is a promise of love. Consider all the love that is shared at Christmastime: in the giving of heartfelt gifts, in...
Tidings of Great Joy – Sunday, December 16, 2018
Some years ago, a group of friends were eating dinner together at Christmastime, bemoaning the busyness of the season. With exasperation and perhaps a little...
Giving More, Receiving Less – Sunday, December 9, 2018
This season of special holidays is all about giving. Young children are often most excited about what they might receive, but over time, we discover...
The Meaning of Christmas – Sunday, December 2, 2018
What does Christmas mean to you? One couple learned something about the meaning of this special season several years ago when, the day after Christmas,...
Joyful Anticipation – Sunday, November 25, 2018
This season of the year is a time of joyful anticipation. As summer’s heat gives way to fall’s vibrant colors, as planting and tending become...
We Gather to Give Thanks – Sunday, November, 18, 2018
Thanksgiving is a time of gathering. We gather together to enjoy a meal, to connect with loved ones, and to recognize and celebrate the good...
Celebrating the Centennial of the Armistice – Sunday, November 11, 2018
At dawn on the morning of November 11, 1918, two railroad cars arrived in a remote forest outside Compiègne, France. One carried German military officers;...
Voices of Peace, Hearts of Love – Sunday, November 4, 2018
Recent events remind us that bad things happen to good people. Too often, senseless tragedies wrench our souls—whether the victims live in our own community...