Easter 3B Luke 24:36b-48 Sometimes the most ordinary things can seem so magical. Last weekend I took a class at the Green Energy Park in Dillsboro and for part of that, I got to see a blacksmithing demonstration up close. For centuries, blacksmiths have manufactured useful but quite ordinary tools. They made horseshoes, which are…
Lent Wednesday week 1 Isaiah 44:1-5, Mark 1:9-15 There is a Lutheran pastor in Denver, CO with a unique ministry. The worshiping community is called House for All, Sinners and Saints. Pastor Nadia is a very unique person herself for several reasons not the least of which are her long, slender arms covered in tattoos.…
Transfiguratin Year B 2 Kings 2:1-12 Mark 9:2-9 Jesus goes up on the mountain to pray. So many interesting things happen on the tops of mountains in the bible! Noah and his family and animal menagerie come to rest on the top of a mountain as the waters of the great flood subside. The psalmist…
Epiphany 6B 2 Kings 5:1-14 Mark 1:40-45 Blessed St Valentine’s Day week to you all. It seems that all the world is filled with flowers, hearts, cards and the real proof of love—Chocolate! Some of us may think of this holiday as “singles awareness day” as I have heard it called in the past. But…
Epiphany 4B 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 I heard a story once about a group of missionaries living in Africa who had decided to set up a game of croquet in their front yard. Several of their neighbors who were people of the local tribes were very interested in the game and wanted to learn to play.…
Shepherdess Writes 