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A little story about God’s love …
A story about God's love, from Mission, S.D.: Last night, I stopped at the grocery store for a quick… [more]
Ordinary people … extraordinary acts …
Luke 1:39-55 In those days, two women came together in a small town in the hill country of Judea. The… [more]
Dear NRA, Part II …
Dear NRA, Part II: Oh, my … I am so disappointed in you, the leadership of the National Rifle Association. I.… [more]
Dear NRA …
Dear NRA: I know that these last days have been difficult for you as an association, and as one of… [more]
Enough. Is. Enough.
Gaudete Sunday at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Staunton, Va., 16 December 2012. Today, my friends, is… [more]
Who gets the bill?
Dear Congress: There is a $24 billion bill to pay for the government shutdown and the fight over the debt ceiling. We, the people, would like to know to whom we should send the bill. Do we send it to all of you, who refused to do your jobs? Do we send it to the House of Representatives, … [Read More...]
This war on the poor makes no sense
What, I wonder, did the poor ever do to the rich? Why, I ask, do the rich seem so hell-bent on hurting the poor? What, I want to know, will it take to end this seemingly endless war on the poor and help people out of poverty so that all of us – and I do mean all of us – … [Read More...]
A little story about God’s love …
A story about God's love, from Mission, S.D.: Last night, I stopped at the grocery store for a quick trip in, and was stopped by one of those traveling missionaries who come to the Rosebud each summer. Because I was wearing my clericals, he knew I was a minister of some sort, which was the first … [Read More...]
God’s marching orders for our lives …
Matthew 2:1-12 And now we come to what one commentator calls the “’Adults-Only’ Nativity Story,”[1] Matthew’s version of the birth of Jesus, the one without the census-taking, without the “no-room-at-the-inn” rejection, without the stable or the manger or the animals, without the … [Read More...]
Ordinary people … extraordinary acts …
Luke 1:39-55 In those days, two women came together in a small town in the hill country of Judea. The one woman, who was so much older, we know was righteous before God, living blamelessly according to all the commandments and regulations of the Lord. We also know that for many years, she was … [Read More...]
Dear NRA, Part II …
Dear NRA, Part II: Oh, my … I am so disappointed in you, the leadership of the National Rifle Association. I. Am. SO. Disappointed. You had a chance to take the lead in making this country a safer place. You had a chance to say, “Yes, there are reasonable limits to be … [Read More...]
Dear NRA …
Dear NRA: I know that these last days have been difficult for you as an association, and as one of the most powerful lobbies in this country. I know you do not support the actions of Adam Lanza, and that all of you who work for the NRA, and all of your members, are in mourning for the loss of 20 … [Read More...]
Enough. Is. Enough.
Gaudete Sunday at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Staunton, Va., 16 December 2012. Today, my friends, is Gaudete Sunday, the Third Sunday in Advent on which we are called to rejoice in the Lord. The Prophet Zephaniah tells us to rejoice and exult with all our hearts, for the Lord has taken away … [Read More...]
It’s not the economy, stupid – it’s the PEOPLE!
Sigh. For some reason, the bigwigs in Washington Do. Not. Seem. To. Get. It. They are concerned with scoring points, with making sure “their” side “wins,” with “defeating” the other side. What they are not concerned about is the American people. You know … us. The folks whom … [Read More...]
Go ahead: Buy. Hope. Prepare. It’s Advent!
OK, here’s the thing: Come Sunday, we will be in the season of Advent. The season of waiting. The season of preparing. The season of hope. One of the biggest complaints you hear in the Church is that society in general tends to skip over Advent and move right to Christmas, that Black Friday … [Read More...]
