May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Gosh it is so good to be back here with all of you! While I really enjoyed my vacation, and needed it so very much, I missed you’all! I missed the choir too! And it is so awesome to be returning on Choir Appreciation Sunday. What an amazing sound they raise up to God every week! And, I am s…

August 18, 2024: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. One phrase we often hear, particularly in political punditry or business consulting, is that of “splitting the baby.” Have you’all heard that? Now, why on earth would anyone talk about doing such a gruesome thing? Well, glad you asked… because it was something that marked t…

August 11, 2024: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Somehow I wish we were hearing more about Jesus calming the storm rather than being bread, given the weather lately. Lordy. We offer our prayers to all those who have been affected by Hurricane Debby and all the other crazy storms that have occurred. But, that is not the go…

July 21, 2024: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. “Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.” This is what we just heard Jesus say in our gospel reading from Mark. “Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.” Now, Sabbath rest is important – so much so that God decreed it one of…

July 14, 2024: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. I don’t know how many of you got a chance to watch the movie Barbie when it was out, or streamed it online, but if you did, then you know it wasn’t about a doll – not really. It was a fabulous critique of patriarchy, misogyny, and sexism – all in the hilarious context of Barb…

July 7, 2024: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Well, it is really good to be back from General Convention and here in this pulpit again. I missed you’all! Gee – did I miss anything? Did anything happen these past few weeks– you know, in the country, in our church? Maybe just a few things, right? But before we go there, I w…

June 16, 2024 – LGBTQ+ Sunday: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. For the past three weeks, I have been trying to live into our State nickname – you know, The Garden State. As you know, I live up in Sussex County, where there are farms, cows, sheep, and horses. So, I figured I better do my part. However, the area is filled w…

June 9, 2024: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. I love our Mass on the Grass…With Brass! Of course this year, we are missing “the grass.” Still, we do this each year, not only because we can be surrounded by the beauty of God’s creation, but because when we move outside our doors into our community – together – to offer our…

June 2, 2024: May God’s words be spoken. May God’s words be heard. Amen. Like many of you, I was glued to the television taking in the monumental news this week of a former President of the United States being convicted of 34 felony crimes by the people of the State of New York. Of course, this is new to us here, but many other countries, including…

May God’s words be spoken. May God’s words be heard. Amen. The Feast of Pentecost doesn’t get the same attention as Easter or Christmas. We don’t hold big family gatherings (though for some, that may be a good thing). It isn’t a typical day for exchanging gifts or sending Pentecost cards proclaiming a windy day of fire and speaking in tongues. Whic…