There is a phrase in the Eucharist liturgy that, until recently, didn’t impact me much. With so much repetition it had become commonplace in my hearing, but now it is tremendously profound every time I read
In Phil 2 we have the most poignant distillation of humility displayed anywhere, at anytime, by God himself. It is poetic and beautiful description of the Incarnation, alongside an account of Jesus’ humble journey to crucifixion,
The Humility of Palm Sunday When I was in college, my roommate and I had an argument. It wasn’t the conventional roommate arguments of cleanliness or being courteous about sleeping schedules. No, our argument was about
In our passage today we have one of the most dramatic and straight forward words from Jesus about his identity as God in flesh. Often he spoke in parables, and many times after performing miracles he
There’s no place like Home Where do you most feel at home? Is it Up North, the U.P., the ocean, the mountains? Perhaps home is not geographical. Perhaps you feel most at home when your extended
In our epistle reading today speaks of two covenants. One trusts God at his word and leads to freedom. The other tries to reach God through self effort and leads to slavery. Lets look at each
Shipping Danger in Middle East is a Crisis for a Friend and Crew During the sermon on Sunday at the annual Blessing of the Fleet, I mentioned a vessel named The Torm Thunder. She is
62nd Blessing of the Fleet. Each year we open the Shipping season with a traditional blessing over the ships flags and pennants flowed from their decks. It's an honor to have so many captains, shipmasters, military
Chiefly on Prayer We say the Lord’s prayer every Sunday and maybe even privately throughout the week. Within this prayer Jesus gives us layer upon layer of beautifully simple prayer. The phrase “Your will be done,
What does it mean that the gospel is to the Jew first and then to the Gentile? A look at the Canaanite woman gives us some insight.
Replacing Affections The Bible says there is one thing we all have in common. No matter how hard we try, or how good we think we might be, we all sin. Scripture says, “All have sinned
I want to talk with you today about separating yourself away from the hurry of normal life to spend time with God. This was the practice of Jesus during his earthly ministry. We see it here