Ministry Musings

Faith

  • Resurrection: Easter Day!

    Easter Sunday – April 5th, 2026 Matthew 28:1-10 Resurrection : Easter Day! What is Easter for you?  When I reflect on that question, I think about the Easter’s when I was a child receiving a New dress to wear to… Continue reading

  • The Raising of Lazarus

    Fifth Sunday of Lent – March 22, 2026 Lectionary Readings: Ezekiel 37:1-14, Psalm 130, Romans 8:6-11, John 11:1-45 The Raising of Lazarus There is perhaps a never more poignant image of death then what we have in the old testament… Continue reading

  • “Seeing Clearly”

    Sunday reflection – 4th Sunday of Lent, March 15th, 2026′, Lectionary readings: I Samuel 16:1-13, Psalm 23, ephesians 5:8-14, John 9:1-41 ‘Seeing Clearly’ Have you ever found yourself looking at something, and thinking you weren’t seeing it clearly.  As when… Continue reading

  • Life-Sustaining: Living Water

                                      Second Sunday of Lent, March 08, 2026 Lectionary readings: exodus 17:1-7, Romans 5:1-5, psalm 95, John 4:5-42             … Continue reading

  • Lent2026 Draw Near in Faithfulness

    Second Sunday of Lent – March 01, 2026 Lectionary readings:  Genesis 12:1-4a, Psalm 12a, Romans 4:1-5, 13-17, John 3:1-17 Draw Near with Faithfulness Abram called by God to leave his homeland and go, Abram packs up everything, his wife, his… Continue reading

  • Temptation in the Wilderness

    1st Sunday of Lent – Feb. 22nd, 2026 Lectionary Readings: GENESIS 2:15–17; 3:1–7; PSALM 32; ROMANS 5:12–19; MATTHEW 4:1–11 Temptation in the Wilderness This past Wednesday, Ash Wednesday, we began the season of Lent.  (The 40 days leading up to… Continue reading

  • Transfiguration: Divine revelation

    Sunday Feb. 15th, 2026 Lectionary Readings for this Sunday are Exodus 24:12-18, Psalm 2, 2 Peter 1:16-21, Matthew 17:1-9 The Last Sunday after the Epiphany Transfiguration If you have ever experienced something so wonderful that you know there is nothing… Continue reading

  • Baptism of the Lord – Baptism, and the Gift that it is.

    Baptism of the Lord – January 11th, 2026 The lectionary readings for this Sunday are Isaiah 42:1-9, Psalm 29, Acts 10:34-43, Matthew 3:13-17. Baptism as Gift Baptism is a special ministry in the life of the Church, actually it is… Continue reading