November 2023

Dear Friends, This week we start Advent A little word  He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.    Revelation 22.20 (NIV) Advent begins on Sunday. In this season we practice waiting. The penultimate verse of the New Testament sums that up. Jesus says he is coming, and so […]

Dear Friends, Here’s the update for the week A little word  Christ rules over all forces, authorities, powers, and rulers. He rules over all beings in this world and will rule in the future world as well. God has put all things under the power of Christ, and for the good of the church he

Dear Friends, Here’s the update for the week A little word  You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.      Matthew 5.14 (NIV) The contrast between light and dark comes frequently in our liturgy at this time of year and is repeated many times in the scriptures. After the

Dear Friends, This Sunday we spend some time in quiet reflection. A little word  They will beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war any more.         Isaiah 2.4 (NIV) These familiar words came up in Morning Prayer this

Dear Friends, This Sunday we think about what a Saint is. A little word  Love God, all you saints; God takes care of all who stay close to him, but he pays back in full those arrogant enough to go it alone. Psalm 31.23 (MSG) A life in isolation is not a godly life it would seem.