Easter Joy Image by Jill Wellington from Pixabay Easter Joy When Mary Magdalene woke that first Easter morning, she and all of Jesus followers, first thoughts were, Jesus, our precious friend, our beloved teacher is dead. They killed him, crucified him. Our dreams, his dreams of transforming the world with God’s love, are destroyed. Her grief was total….
Image by James Chan from Pixabay What does the “torn curtain” mean? It’s Easter Saturday. At our house we’re preparing for our Easter family gathering and my birthday. In the quiet of work done, and services ready for tomorrow, I have paused to think again about our Easter story. In three of the gospels there is a small…
My posts are usually reflections on my life in relation to scripture. The last two were more about me as a writer. And now I have one more about me. This time as a person, a writer and most of all a United Church Minister. I received my Masters of Divinity from Emmanuel college, University…
Image by Open Clipart-Vectors from Pixabay The Slam is over. I did not win. That was not a surprise. The Good News is, I did it. And did it well. Also I learned heaps. The origin of the “slam” is with the song form “Rap”. A “slam” is a poetry competition. Our Durham writer’s group…
Me Compete? Really? Today I am competing in a slam. I’m not a competitor at least not in a formal way. I love to play games and enjoy winning. Still I enjoy losing as well. I play for the fun of it. I’m not interested in prizes. Games are more fun without them. There’s no…
Our Lenten Journey In my morning prayer time, I’m working through the United Church’s Lenten Bible study. This is the question for March 12: “Is your faith in God strong enough to put your life in God’s hands without hesitation?” My first response is, “I don’t know. God hasn’t asked me to do that…
Image by Geralt Last Wednesday, people gathered at our church in Keene from many of the area churches. My job was to check off the names as people arrived and to collect their payment for lunch. I sat behind a table ready and willing to do this simple job. I knew most of the people…