Singing at Midnight

Singing at Midnight

On Sunday we will hear from Acts 16 about one of the times when the apostle Paul was imprisoned. Paul had interfered with the economy of certain people who profited from an enslaved girl. Paul healed her, and that changed the business. The owners claimed that Paul...
Listening to Lydia

Listening to Lydia

In Acts 16, Paul had a vision of a man inviting him to come and share the gospel in Macedonia. So on the sabbath, Paul and his friends went to a place of prayer there and they promptly met…a group of women. In that male-dominated age, Paul met with these women and at...
Dealing with Disgust

Dealing with Disgust

Disgust is one of the basic human emotions. We don’t always like to talk about it in polite company, but it doesn’t take long to think of something that we find revulsive. In some cases the feeling arises naturally, but in other cases we have been acculturated to feel...
For You Are With Me

For You Are With Me

This Sunday is Shepherd Sunday when the scripture readings focus us on the Good Shepherd. Psalm 23 has the stunning line “Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for you are with me.” Even when we are feeling “valleyish”...
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