King David’s 27th Psalm, the one that starts “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?” – has it ever seemed to you a bit vacuous if not near-smug? How could, say, most any refugee or hostage have been expected to believe that no flesh-devouring...

Isaiah 26:1-6 | Psalm 118:19-24 |Matthew 7:21-27 This year, there are fences along the beaches,row after row of them,not the picturesque fences often topping the dunes,the stuff of a thousand beach photos,all romantic and half covered in sand,bent over by wind, a half...

Psalm 23 | Isaiah 25:6-9 | Matthew 15:29-39 This verse comes from Praise to the Lord in the book of Isaiah. The poem tells of how the Lord has protected those who put their faith in Them and how They comfort the people of God. This poem is a look back on what has been...

Isaiah 11:1-10 | Psalm 72: 1-8 | Luke 10:21-24  The wolf shall live with the lamb,the leopard shall lie down with the kid,the calf and the lion and the fatling together,and a little child shall lead them. The cow and the bear shall graze,their young shall lie down...

Psalm 19   |   Deuteronomy 30:11-14.  |   Romans 10:9-18   |   Matthew 4:18-22 I love words. I love playing with words. I love learning new words (and correcting mistaken meanings). I love the complexity and the simplicity of words. I love, and am sometimes frightened...

Today is the First Sunday of Advent. Advent is upon us. That season of waiting. Of anticipation. Of expectation. I usually rush headlong into Christmas, delighting in all the cheer, glad tidings and good will that comes with this time of year. But did you read today’s...