Messy, Holy, Family
Holy Family; Colossians 3:12-21 Bear with one another; forgive whatever grievances you have against one another, forgive in the same way God has forgiven you. I know I don’t have to tell you this, but families are messy. There is no such thing as a perfect family. When I was growing up, I thought that my family was darn near perfect. Well, except for my three siblings. As we all have grown older, however, we have experienced the tragedies, heartbreaks, and alienations tha
Finding Christ in Nature
2nd Sunday in Advent; Isaiah 11:1-10 Then a shoot will sprout from the stump of Jesse; from Jesse’s roots, a branch will blossom…and you will not judge by appearances or make decisions based on hearsay. Many years ago, I would go on an annual fishing trip to northern Ontario. At the time, there were no roads to the fishing camp, so we rode in on a seaplane. One of the things I liked about this camp was that it was NOT “roughing it.” Far from it. Three sumptuous meals, bed
Finding Christ in Me
1 st Sunday of Advent; Romans 13:11-14 It is now the hour for you to wake from sleep. I don’t know if it is because I ran a business for almost three decades or its some other reason, but I am not one to look back. What’s done is done and there is nothing I can do to change it. I find that I am one who is constantly looking forward to the next thing. We’ll be on our way home from a fantastic vacation, and I’m already thinking about where we should go next. It drives her
