The Abundant Lite – May 17, 2012
The Abundant Lite May 17, 2012 For Sunday, May 20th From The Rector “God’s Mission Has A Church” God is at the center. God is reaching out. God is inviting all and Read more
The Abundant Lite – May 10, 2012
The Abundant Lite May 10, 2012 For Sunday, May 13th From The Rector You Are Friends In the Gospel this week, Jesus tells us that we are his friends – no longer servants. His words are a continuation of his description of the loving Read more
The Abundant Lite – May 3, 2012
The Abundant Lite May 3, 2012 For Sunday, May 6th From The Rector Carrot or Stick? Have you ever been presented with a “carrot or stick” situation? Have you ever used “carrot or stick” to gain cooperation, agreement, or compliance? I have. My kids might Read more
The Abundant Lite – April 26, 2012
The Abundant Lite April 26, 2012 For Sunday, April 29th From The Rector What Makes a Good Shepherd? The 4th Sunday of Easter is always referred to as Good Shepherd Sunday. This is because the collect or prayer for the day reflects one Read more
The Abundant Lite – April 19, 2012
The Abundant Lite April 19, 2012 For Sunday, April 22nd From The Rector What Does It Take To Believe? After Easter our readings are mostly from the Gospel of John, but this week we hear from the Gospel of Luke. It sounds a bit like Read more
The Abundant Lite – April 12, 2012
The Abundant Lite April 12, 2012 For Sunday, April 15th From The Rector Personal Update Ordinarily I comment on one of the Scriptures for the following weekend, but I have been asked to comment on a more personal issue. So I hope you will Read more
The Abundant Lite – April 5, 2012
The Abundant Lite April 5, 2012 For Sunday, April 8th From The Rector Looking For Jesus In the scriptures we read this week – on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, the Great Vigil of Easter, and Easter Day – Jesus is sought by many for Read more
The Abundant Lite – March 29, 2012
The Abundant Lite March 29, 2012 For Sunday, April 1st From The Rector Obedient I am beginning with a “four-letter word:” Obedient. It is a part of the description of Jesus in Paul’s Letter to the Philippians. (If you want the Passion According Read more
The Abundant Lite – March 22, 2012
The Abundant Lite March 22, 2012 For Sunday, March 25th From The Rector They Shall All Know Me This is not about me claiming my 15 minutes of fame. This promise comes from the reading from Jeremiah for our worship this weekend. It is Read more
The Abundant Lite – March 15, 2012
The Abundant Lite March 15, 2012 For Sunday, March 18th From The Rector Must Be Lifted Up This weekend we celebrate our 4th Sat/Sunday in Lent with a different flavor. It is called Refreshment Sunday or Mothering Sunday in some places and we Read more
The Abundant Lite – March 8, 2012
The Abundant Lite March 8, 2012 For Sunday, March 11th From The Rector You Shall In this week’s reading from the Hebrew Bible, we hear the instructions that God lays out for those who desire to be God’s people. We call them the Ten Read more
The Abundant Lite – March 1, 2012
The Abundant Lite March 1, 2012 For Sunday, March 4th From The Rector A Covenant People This weekend we read about the covenant that God made with Abraham and Sarah, leading to a new name for each. Last week we read about God’s covenant Read more
The Abundant Lite – February 23, 2012
The Abundant Lite February 23, 2012 For Sunday, February 26th From The Rector Driven By The Spirit This is a different Spirit than we are used to; this Spirit drives Jesus into the wilderness. One could have translated it as “and the Spirit immediately Read more
The Abundant Lite – February 16, 2012
The Abundant Lite February 16, 2012 For Sunday, February 19th From The Rector Let Us Make Three Dwellings. My wife’s mother’s often starts camping trips and other activities with the exclamation: “Once we get organized.” I think we got her a sweatshirt with the quote Read more
The Abundant Lite – February 9, 2012
The Abundant Lite February 9, 2012 For Sunday, February 12th From The Rector Choose! No, this is not a thinly veiled reference to current primary election politics. This is a challenge for all of us who follow Jesus. Choose. A leper accosted Jesus Read more
