Monthly Archives: May 2023

We Have Questions When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers,the moon and the stars you have set in their courses,what is man that you should be mindful of him? Psalm 8:4-5 Digging deep into a pocket of … Continue reading →

Midlife Class Reunion Psalm 104:25-35, 37 We meet again, halfway to the sea;we touch again, halfway from the snow.Our disentangled lives have floated freethrough range and farm and city far below,and far away from home. We floated freewithin the groove … Continue reading →

The Theology of Suffering 1 Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11 Words cannot explain suffering.Don’t waste your time with “Why me?”Of the myriad sufferings in the world, choose one:the suffering of Jesus.Then get to work. You will be glad and shout for joy.Be … Continue reading →

Paul at the Areopagus Acts 17:22-31 insidethe stone deity:stone Sixth Sunday of EasterMay 14, 2023

The Living Stone 1 Peter 2:2-10 The temple was not built with living stone.Nothing made by human hands can lastforever. The second temple’s time has passedafter more than half a millennium, as you can see.The Israelites built it; the Romans … Continue reading →