“There the angel of the Lord appeared to Moses in a flame of fire out of a bush”. —Exodus 3:2 I’ve been thinking about Mary Martin a lot this past week. It’s been six years since she died but I still feel her presence some days. She taught me so much in the over 20 years she…
I spent last week walking among the trees. Finn, our four-year-old golden retriever and I spent our days hiking portions of the Superior Hiking Trail, mostly spur trails like Oberg Mountain, Lake Agnes, Section 13 with its incredible views. I love the tree shadows of blue against the snow that sun creates this time of…
May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heartbe pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. – Psalm 19:14. For over 30 years I started each Sunday morning sermon with this prayer from the Psalmist. This past Sunday I spent the day hiking up the Kadunce River and it was truly Church….
“ those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it “ — Mark 8:35 I find myself drawn to these words about losing and saving as we mark over 500,000 deaths from Covid-19 in the United States. This year has been marked by so many different…
“Remember you are dust and to dust you shall return . . . “ These words echo in my heart as I think about the upcoming Ash Wednesday. This year has been marked by the loss of so many lives, in our nation, in my family and perhaps in yours. Life is such a precious…
16 When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, 17 got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. 18 The sea became rough because a strong wind was blowing. 19 When they had rowed about three or four miles,[a] they saw Jesus walking on the sea…