Dec 30, 2020
As we enter 2021, we can see the work of reconciliation that must be done. It starts in the heart and it begins with Jesus. It is not what we eat that defiles us, it is what comes out that shows what is within.
Dec 25, 2020
This has been an unusual Advent which made me think harder about the text and how they were presented each week. And I learned something.
Dec 19, 2020
We wait for answers, we wait for hope, and we wait for fulfillment. We often wait for things that are not worth our time and sometimes we are called to wait for something greater. David and Mary were called to wait but they responded in different ways. We can learn something here.
Dec 11, 2020
Paul is giving his farewell instructions to the church at Thessalonica. It is a string of one-liners - Rejoice always, Pray without ceasing, Be grate in all circumstances. How in the world do we do that. The remainder of his one liners tells us. He is saying something familiar to those in the Methodist tradition. 1. Do...
Dec 11, 2020
On this third Sunday of Advent, Ellen explores joy through Psalm 126 and the well known hymn, Joy to the World.