Living Water: Returning to God with Our Whole Heart
The Woman at the well had nothing, and Jesus gave her everything.
Tag: Lent
Blessed are the peacemakers
Jesus does not say, “Blessed are those who win.” He says, “Blessed are the peacemakers.”
What to Give Up for Lent: A Rule of Life for the Season
Lent is not about proving spiritual discipline or earning God’s favor. It is about honest self-examination, repentance that leads to repair, and practices that ...
Pastoral Letter for the Beginning of Lent 2026
Lent is not about spiritual theatrics. It is not about performative piety or public displays of righteousness. Jesus warns us in the Gospel of Matthew to beware...
Loving the Light
You have heard me say that Jesus came to bring change, a change in our relationship with God, and a change in our relationship with others. I interpret this pas...
First Sunday in Lent
. I am rather hard on ole Noah, and today's bit of the story is an important one for this is the bit about covenant and the relationship between God and creatio...
Ash Wednesday
But we should not linger too long with this idea of dust, death, and repentance. We should constantly focus on the knowledge that God loves us and that our job ...
Sermon: Palm Sunday
Today we turn a page as we begin the commemoration of the holiest week on the Church calendar. We also turn our face toward Jerusalem, as Jesus does, and we beg...
Leave her Alone
Mary does not realize that she has just turned the page and began a new chapter in the story. I am not sure Jesus even knew when his end was coming, but in this...
Open Invitation
Repentance, confession, and acknowledgment of our wrongs are not meant to make us feel bad for what we have done or left undone. No, all of it is spiritual nour...