Today is the Second Sunday in Lent.

The basic theme of our reflection this morning was "Christianity--It's Not a Religion; It's a Relationship."

It's about what it means to be a Christian.

Today is the first Sunday in Lent.

The theme of my reflections over the six Sundays in Lent will be on Jesus' life and teachings that immediately preceded his death and resurrection.

Today's reflection drew from the teachings of the prophet Joel who tells us that God calls us to "rend our hearts."

What does this mean?

This really isn’t a sermon; it’s a story, perhaps a parable.

It’s entitled “The Rabbi’s Gift.”

Greetings!
This reflection is about how our identity as individuals, as a church, as a nation, and as a world is formed by our past but also by our vision of who or what we can be. The occasion is the celebration of our 160th annual meeting as a church!

Blessings!
Paul

This morning’s reflection focused on listening:

as a kind of presence

as a creative energy

in our relationship with other people

in our relationship with ourselves

in our relationship with God

God called Samuel by name.

Is God calling you?

Jan 19, 2025

This morning, as we experienced a deep gratitude to the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. for his contributions to our nation, to both Blacks and Whites.
The theme of our reflections is stupidity.

The theme of today’s reflection was how to change the future.

I assume you think it needs changing.

Are you curious?

This morning, we reflected on the theme of Epiphany.
It involves a search.

It leads to a discovery, a realization.

I read T. S. Eliot’s “Journey of the Magi,” which I like.

I also include a quote on becoming seekers by Peter Matthiessen, who wrote “In Search of the Snow Leopard.”

Are you a seeker?

What (whom) do you seek?