Monthly Archives: January 2012

Beyond Idols

“Anyone who claims to know something does not yet have the necessary knowledge; but anyone who loves God is known by him.” 1 Cor. 8:2-3 None of us really knows anything for sure, do we? What we have is opinions. … Continue reading

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Nobody is Special!

Jonah began to go into the city, going a day’s walk. And he cried out, “Forty days more, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!” And the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast, and everyone, great and small, put … Continue reading

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Is God Speaking for Our Times?

At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his room; the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple … Continue reading

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Baptism, Ritual of Purity

In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like a … Continue reading

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Trapping Season!

(The following is a sermon sent to me today from my good friend Angus Miles Watkins.  Angus is also a retired Presbyterian minister who lives in Ashville, NY in one of the nicest retirement “retreat centers” I have seen!  I … Continue reading

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How To Have A Happy New Year! (Or a better shot at it…)

“And because you are children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, ‘Abba! Father!’ So you are no longer a slave but a child, and if a child then also an heir, through God.” Galatians … Continue reading

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