The full service is available here on YouTube. Welcome Back, I trust you are putting up with masks and social distancing with grace and good humor. I say again: it’s an odd way to love your neighbor, but that’s what you’re doing. …Well, today, I’m asking you to put yourself temporarily in the place of […]
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PICTURE YOURSELF FISHING WITH PETER
Friends, the sign outside our church says, “This too shall pass: it may pass like a kidney stone, but it’s gonna pass.” That’s not a direct quote, but I find it very scriptural. It applies to the current pandemic. (Blessings on you, by the way, for enduring masks and social distancing with grace and good […]
PICTURE YOURSELF IN THE GARDEN WITH MARY
John 20:11-18 A few years ago, my wife and I were lucky enough to have a wonderful high school exchange student from China who went by the American name, “Harry.” And because of Harry, I paid more attention to news from China than I would have, which is the only reason I knew about Wuhan […]
PICTURE YOURSELF WATCHING DOUBTING THOMAS
Luke 24:13-35 Thomas is an interesting character. He was labelled “The Twin” (which is actually what “Thomas” means), and for a good part of his life, that’s all he was. Like Tommy Smothers: he may have looked at his brother thinking, “Mom always liked you best, at least you got a real name.” But it […]
PICTURE YOURSELF ON THE ROAD TO EMMAUS
Luke 24:13-35. So I back out of my driveway and head to WalMart on a mission to buy milk, bananas and (if a miracle occurs and they have any) toilet paper. I also need Sudafed because I love spring, but I’m allergic to it. However, on the way, I’m thinking about – what else? – […]