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During the month of February we continue with our sermon series on the Gospel of John.  And this month the focus is on healing stories.  We’ll witness the healing of a man who had some kind of infirmity for 38 years, the healing of a man blind from birth, and, perhaps the ultimate healing story, the raising of Lazarus.   In John 5, the man with the 38-year-long infirmity keeps trying to crawl to a pool when it gets stirred up in hopes of being healed.  When Jesus asks him dir

“The Gospel of Light and Love”   During the month of January we will begin a new sermon series on the Gospel of John, and I’ve titled the sermon series: “The Gospel of Light and Love.”   The first meta-metaphor (is that a word?) which we will explore is LIGHT. The Gospel of John begins by declaring that Christ is the LIGHT of the world, and we will explore what that means in our own day and time. Throughout the Gospel LIGHT is used as a metaphor for understanding (seeing). Ho

“Stay Awhile – Lessons in Divine Hospitality”   You may be familiar with the expression, “Why don’t you pull up a chair and stay awhile?” In today’s fast-paced culture that expression might even seem a little quaint. But I’m becoming increasingly convinced that genuine hospitality is a gift that the church can give to anyone who’s exhausted from the rat race and ready to stop racing.   This Advent, beginning November 30, Covenant will offer a book study of Stay Awhile—Lessons

Pastor’s Ponderings October 2025    At our Session and Deacons retreat in June we discussed how important hospitality is to the life of...

Pastor’s Ponderings September 2025    “Coming Home” The Bible is rife with homecoming images. God tells Abraham to go west to a new home...

Pastor’s Ponderings August 2025    In the month of August, we will conclude our summer sermon series: “Catching Up with the Spirit.” We...

Pastor’s Ponderings July 2025    “You’ll like this one! It’s about a prison break!” One of my favorite scenes in the movie “The Shawshank...

Pastor’s Ponderings June 2025    Catching Up with the Spirit  This summer we begin a new sermon series on the Acts of the Apostles. We...

Pastor’s Ponderings May 2025    Sharing with Others Where We’ve Found Bread   One of my favorite definitions of evangelism is that...

Pastor’s Ponderings April 2025    In the Deep Dawn: A Reflection based on Luke 24:1-12   According to Luke, the women went to the tomb...

Pastor’s Ponderings March 2025    “On the Road with Jesus”   In Luke 9:51, we read, “When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he...

Pastor’s Ponderings February 2025    Praying and eating. Hardly a page goes by in Luke’s Gospel without Jesus doing one or the other....

Pastor’s Ponderings January 2025    During this time of year I think about Howard Thurman’s famous poem about the work of Christmas. And...

Pastor’s Ponderings December 2024    Weary is a good way to describe the state of our world as the calendar year 2024 comes to an end....

Pastor’s Ponderings November, 2024 In my sermon on October 27th I mentioned the anxiety that many people are facing because of the 2024...

Pastor’s Ponderings October, 2024     I wish I remembered the details more accurately, but years ago someone told me about a short story...

Pastor’s Ponderings September, 2024   The Biblical story begins with a promise. God promises the newly created humans that they can...

Pastor’s Ponderings August 2024 "Building a Life, Part Three" We’ve been exploring Spiritual Disciplines this Summer, and I’m thrilled to...

Pastor’s Ponderings July 2024 “Building a Life, Part Two” In the May newsletter I announced my intention to preach a sermon series on...

During the month of June we will begin following a schedule of regular postings on social media. Be on the lookout for weekly posts from...