Greetings during this amazing Time after Epiphany, The length of the season of Epiphany varies (depending on the date for Easter each year). It begins on January 6 and concludes on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday which … [Read more...]

“Caroling, an ancient word referring to dancing or singing songs of praise and happiness, was practiced during all seasons of the year in the Dark Ages, and carols embraced a wide range of subjects. When a fourth-century pope … [Read more...]

Christmas is a holiday for families. Some holidays remember battles, some recall the anniversaries of famous events in history. Others remind us of the great leaders of our nation. But Christmas has become the day for … [Read more...]

Both have an emphasis on: planting seeds for future growth; our bountiful harvest of God’s blessings; the care and maintenance of what we have been blessed with in life. When I used to have more of an occasion … [Read more...]

“Now may the Lord of peace . . give you peace at all times in all ways.” (2 Thessalonians 3.16) This message from the second letter to the Thessalonians would just as easily been written to us today in this time and place. … [Read more...]

The Major League baseball season is in “full swing” these days. Your favorite team may be doing well or struggling to win it’s first games. But the season is still young and there’s a lot of games to play before the Pennant … [Read more...]

“Easter is over,” you might wonder, with a tone of polite annoyance . . . “Why are we still singing about it?” In many pews and churches, you might not be alone in wondering why Easter has to been drawn out into a ‘season.’ … [Read more...]

Have you ever experienced listening to a song, but one line or phrase of the lyrics doesn’t make sense? This happens to us all the time – and your children are often the least embarrassed about singing the confusing lines out … [Read more...]

1) Forty Days. Six weeks. 2) A time to wander through the wilderness. 3) A time to explore your faith. 4) A time to get through until Easter arrives. However you think about it, there is no stopping the reality that … [Read more...]

Scripture reports that following his baptism by John, Jesus went into the desert for forty days. He did not choose to do this willingly, but was driven out into the desert by the Holy Spirit. He was cast into the wilderness … [Read more...]