2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1. I start this morning with a story by Rachel Naomi Remen from her book Kitchen Table Wisdom. This essay is entitled “At Last”. Just a few words about the author. A medical doctor, Rachel Naomi Remen, found
Three in One
Trinity Sunday. Psalm 29. My mother was a great cook. French Canadian, but she learned so many wonderful Italian dishes, including polenta which she taught me. Our extended family gatherings were legendary and the meals were the centerpiece of each
Fledglings
Pentecost. Acts 2:1-21. Pentecost is certainly an important day in the life of the church, as it is considered to be the birth of the church, so we join Christians everywhere celebrating this event and today, through our reading, just
Seeing Red
Please join us on Pentecost Sunday, the 20th of May. New members will be joining us on this day. And we celebrate. You may not know that the color red is the traditional liturgical color for this day, depicting the
Stringing Beads
Acts 1:15-17, 21-26; John 17:6-19. If lectionary readings are followed by congregations, then every three years we read the same Scripture lesson on a Sunday. What caught my attention this time around were the words about Peter. Peter stood up
At Home in Love
John 15:9-17. I am not always happy with The Message‘s translation of Scripture, but often am able to appreciate the words that help me get a new perspective on, well, the message. “Make yourselves at home in my love” certainly
A Few Words
As I write this, I have been in Las Cruces and at First Christian Church just less than six weeks. And these have been very packed and varied weeks as I try to get to know you and this city.
Making a Joyful Noise
1 John 4:7-21 “My beloved friends, let us continue to love each other since love comes from God. Everyone who loves is born of God and experiences a relationship with God. The person who refuses to love doesn’t know the
Let’s Talk About Sin
1 John 3:1-7. Once again, did those who know go and tell those who don’t know? OK, now to the serious business of talking about sin. You know how every time you watch a movie you can see something new
Ants in the Pants
John 20:19-31. I’m curious to know: did those who know go and tell those who don’t know? Our scripture today finds Jesus’ disciples in a place of confusion, fear and anxiety, a place of disbelief and belief, disorientation and denial.