Rich Toward God: Abundance and focus

This is the first blog in a three-part series examining the parable of the rich man and considering how this story and the way Jesus presents it can guide us. The parable can be found in Luke 12. A businessman has more success than he anticipated and in order to...

Happy New Year 2023!

The time leading up to ringing in the New Year is often a time to look back and consider what has been and to look forward and dream or plan for what is to come. It’s a good practice, not just for December 31st but in general. Since we are edging up to 12/31/22 we...

The Questions We Ask . . . . An Origin Story

Although many of us have probably read and reread the story of the Good Samaritan in Luke we might not have noticed its context.  I mean it’s one of the most familiar stories of the Bible.  And sometimes the more familiar a story is the more we tend to gloss over the...

The Harvest

It’s spring.  Right?  The weather does seem to want to continue to mess with us – it’s still pretty cold some days, it is New England after all, but official spring has sprung.  And with it gardening season is upon us. I have an ever-expanding plot in my back yard...