John 1:1-18 I will never forget the feeling of sitting at the old Hub Theater in Rochelle watching the first Star Wars Movie. I was sixteen. I was not then, and am certainly not now, especially a fan of science fiction, but the epic battle portrayed in the story caught my imagination and stirred something …
Month: December 2015
Something More: Defying Gravity and Other Thoughts for Christmas Eve
Luke 2:1-20 One almost can’t help but find oneself thinking about the cultural images of Christmas which surround us in these last days of Advent. Now there are certainly those who would hold fast to their certainty that Santa and his Reindeer and all the rest cloud the true meaning of the season. And while …
Like Mary Did
Luke 1:39-55 St. Mary’s Catholic Parish is right across the street from the congregation I serve. It is a busy street that divides us and so it is not often that I have reason to cross it to be in conversation with our neighbors. And yet, this fall I couldn’t help myself. For you see, …
Baptism with Fire: Now Who Shall We Be?
Luke 3:7-18 I trudged through the mall on Friday night. is not a place I frequent often, but at least once a year I make my way to the Hallmark Store to purchase my nephew’s Godchild ornament. I started this tradition his first Christmas and even though this is the 19th time I have done …