June 20, 2021 SCRIPTURE READING: Ezra 1:1-5, 3:10-13 When I say I’m doing a sermon series on my vision about where St John’s is heading, it is as much or more about what I notice about the directions we are already moving as it is about where I think we SHOULD go and aren’t. Last … [Read more…]
Good afternoon, friends! It has seemed so long since I’ve done a One Call and I apologize for having been unable to make time to be in touch with you like this for so long. This summer is seemingly turning out to be a series of so many family obligations after the long pandemic. So, … [Read more…]
June 13, 2021 SCRIPTURE READING: Ephesians 3:14-21 These days, we are all quite familiar with the concept of communicating wirelessly and I assume, for the most part, we do that without understanding much about how it works – but, we expect it to work! MODERN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION I was almost 1000 miles from here last … [Read more…]
June 6, 2021 SCRIPTURE READING: Psalm 138 A funny thing happened on the way to preparing this sermon on the triumphs and tangles of Beloved Community. My almost-76 year old sister called to say that her boyfriend had asked her to marry him and she had said “yes” and would I do the wedding on … [Read more…]
Date: May 30, 2021 Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-8 A few weeks ago, I sat down to consider what issues/facets of our life together at St. John’s were of most importance to me right now. I named 10 things. Mary Ann put each in a colored bubble, like balloon, and attached them to a middle bubble which … [Read more…]
