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  • Lenten Study: The Letters of Paul

    In week three of our study, we look at the two letters to the Corinthians. The 1st letter to the Corinthians includes the teachings of Paul on sexual morality, eating food sacrificed to idols, the gifts of the spirit, the Words of Institution for the Eucharist, words about love, and equality between women and men.…

  • Sunday Reflection, Lent II – March 13, 2022

      Jesus Laments Over Jerusalem Luke 13 31 At that time some Pharisees came to Jesus and said, “You had better get away from here! Herod wants to kill you.” 32 Jesus said to them: Go tell that fox, “I am going to force out demons and heal people today and tomorrow, and three days later I’ll be…

  • Kids Korner: God as a mother hen (March 13th)

    Read Luke 13:31-35 with your family. The Bible uses a lot of images for God, not just ‘Father’. There are male images like father, and gender neutral images like wind, and female images like we see in this week’s story. God as a mother hen. How does a mother hen act? When there is danger…

  • Lenten Study: The Letters of Paul

    In week two of our study we look at the 1st Letter to the Thessalonians and the Letter to the Galatians. These are the earliest letters of Paul, c. 41-51 CE, and give us insight into the development of theology and issues of authority with the first Christians. Join this five week study with video…

  • Sunday Reflection, Lent I – March 6, 2022

      Temptation in the Wilderness Luke 4 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 where for forty days he was tempted by the Temptation (ha satan). He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry. 3 Ha satan said to him, “If you are the Son…

  • Kids Korner: Jesus is Tempted (March 6th)

    Read Luke 4:1-13 with your family. The scripture today talks about Jesus being tempted in the wilderness after his baptism, and having to deal with “Satan” or “the Devil”. Those are scary words and sadly the church has made them scary throughout history. But the original Hebrews did not think of a scary figure dressed…

  • Lenten Study: The Letters of Paul

    In week one of our study we set the stage: who was Paul, how do we separate Paul the person from Paul the legend in the Book of Acts, and what did Paul really think of women. Join this five week study with video & written supplement, as we look at the history and cultural…

  • Lent 2022

    Lent 2022 begins this Wednesday, March 2nd. Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, Pancake Tuesday) is tomorrow, March 1st. Fill up on pancakes, waffles, bacon, sausages and all the maple syrup you can stand, because the journey of Lent is not one of tasty goodies and fun times. Our Lenten Study this year will focus…

  • Sunday Reflection, Transfiguration Sunday – February 27, 2022

      The Transfiguration Luke 9 28 About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray. 29 As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning. 30 Two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in glorious…

  • Kids Korner: Moses, Jesus & Elijah (February 27th)

    Read Luke 9:28-43 with your family. Why was Jesus meeting with Moses and Elijah? They were from different parts of the Hebrew Scriptures and lived a long time before Jesus did. Moses and Elijah were very important people in the Hebrew tradition of Jesus’ day, and still remain very important to the Jewish people of…