Weekly Meditations

“Today’s Psalm 147 comes late in the Book of Psalms and offers a glimpse of a time when the exiled outcasts are gathering back together and seeing their world built … [Read more…]

“One mode of poetry in the Psalms is all-out praise and thanksgiving, such as the one for today (Psalm 111). We also find praise even in Psalms of lament and … [Read more…]

IN GOD ALONE is the theme of Psalm 62.  The psalmist testifies first to his personal faith, “For God alone my soul waits in silence, for my hope is from … [Read more…]

This week’s Psalm text brings home this message: we are in an intimate relationship with God. There is nowhere we go that God is not present–no state of our being … [Read more…]

‘Strength and peace is the prayer of the Psalm this week. In Psalm 29, the Psalmist says “let me count the ways” that we can know the strength of the … [Read more…]

On this coming Epiphany Sunday, we will again ponder the story found in Matthew 2:1-12 of the mysterious Magi from the East who followed a star to Bethlehem to see … [Read more…]

This Sunday, January 2, we will begin the new year reflecting on what it means to be blessed by God and how we can be a blessing to others.  My message … [Read more…]

We will have our traditional Christmas Eve Candlelight service with candles, drama, scripture, carols, and lots of inspiring music this Friday, December 24, at 7 p.m.  My Christmas message is … [Read more…]

On this 4th Sunday of Advent, we will hear from Itzhak, a young shepherd, who, while out in the fields watching the sheep, encountered a divine messenger who announced, “Don’t be afraid.  I bring you … [Read more…]