Joy in Love

Home > Advent Blog 2024 Joy in LoveDecember 5, 2024 Isaiah 2:12-22 | 1 Thessalonians 3:1-13 | Luke 20:27-40What is the first thing that comes to mind for Advent? Stories of Joseph, Mary, Angels and a newborn king? That is what we are used to, so I had to wonder...

To Be the Glory and Joy of God’s Love

Home > Advent Blog 2024 To Be the Glory and Joy of God’s Love December 4, 2024 Isaiah 2:1-11   |   1 Thessalonians 2: 13-20   |   Luke 20:19-26So often I read passages such as today’s and am reminded of Martin Luther King’s ‘Beloved Community’. In his 1956 speech...

A Profile of St. Luke’s New Rector?

Home > Advent Blog 2024 A Profile of St. Luke’s New Rector?December 3, 2024 Isaiah 1:21-31| 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12| Luke 20:9-18Given my first 75 years of life as a conscientious Roman Catholic (whereby a local bishop appoints each new pastor and faith-filled...

“For the mouth of the Lord has spoken”

Home > Advent Blog 2024 “For the mouth of the Lord has spoken” December 2, 2024 Isaiah 1:10-20 | I Thessalonians 1:1-10 | Luke 20:1-8Come now, let us argue it out,   says the Lord:though your sins are like scarlet,   they shall be like snow;though they are red like...

“There will be signs…”

Home > Advent Blog 2024 “There will be signs…” December 1, 2024 Jeremiah 33:14-16  |  Thessalonians 3:9-13  |  Luke 21:25-36From the time when humans first began to notice the changing world surrounding them, they have looked for signs to guide them into an unknown...