Texts: Plato When he had done speaking, Crito said: And have you any commands for us, Socrates?” “If you take care of yourselves you will serve me and mine and yourselves, whatever you do, even if you make no promises now; but if you neglect yourselves and are not willing to live following step-by-step, as…
April 3 — An Appointment in Samarra
Texts: Mark 14:1-9 "Reaper" by Billy Collins As I drove north along a country road on a bright spring morning I caught the look of a man on the roadside who was carrying an enormous scythe on his shoulder. He was not wearing a long black cloak with a hood to conceal his skull-- rather…
March 27 — Love on the Edge
I was invited to share lunch last Thursday with Circle II. At one point the conveersation turned to the book written by a 12 year old that has become a national bestseller. It's called Heaven is for Real. I didn't know anything about it. Apparently, the boy, Colton Burpo, was just a few months shy…
March 20 — Husbandry and Sacrifice
Mark 11:12-19 Just before reading the scripture lesson last Sunday, the story of Jesus' protest march from Bethany to just outside Jerusalem, I mentioned that my plan for Lent this year is treat each of the 6 Sundays as one of the days during Jesus' last week. We're on week 2 of Lent, which means…
The Winter of our Discontent
Introduction to the Scripture lesson: Before we read the scripture lesson this morning, let me explain briefly why we're reading what we are. This year I want to take the bull by the horns. The bull I want to take by the horns is the one that claims Lent is properly a season of self-sacrifice…