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The Shine Man

Email Devotion christmas day In him was life, and the life was the light of all people. In place of a regular devotion this week, I simply offer you a great story called “The Shine Man” by Mary Quattlebaun Hear that rickety-rack of wheels over track? Hear the cry of the train? Oh, it takes me…

The Light Shines in the Darkness

Email Devotion Advent 4 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. –John 1:5 It is one of my favorite services of the year, even though there are typically only about a dozen of us gathered for worship. I can cry a bit, and it isn’t a distraction for those…

Of Fires and Carols

email devotion advent 3 John answered all of them by saying, ‘I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. (Luke 3:16) Gracie Mansion. If you name…

Holy Chaos

Email Devotion Advent 2 And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that by always having enough of everything, you may share abundantly in every good work. –2 Corinthians 9:8 Earlier this evening I returned home from church, where I had attended a final rehearsal with our children and youth…

The Cross in My Car

email devotion advent 1 Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name. (John 20:30-31) As…

God’s Hands

Email Devotion Christ The King Sunday The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in his hands. (John 3:35) We lay our hands on the casket and hear the words spoken, “Into your hands, O merciful Savior, we commend your servant.” I lay my hands on the two hands clasped in front…

The Commandments Call To Us

Email Devotion Pentecost 26 Praise the Lord! Happy are those who fear the Lord, who greatly delight in his commandments. (Psalm 112:1, NRSV) I find myself thinking about the Ten Commandments, as I consider the first few days in our country following our recent election. I find myself thinking about the 8th Commandment (You shall…

Surprising Joy

email devotion all saints sunday If then there is any encouragement in Christ, any consolation from love, any sharing in the Spirit, any compassion and sympathy, make my joy complete: be of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. (Philippians 2:1-2) A couple of weeks ago I…

The Sin Box

Email Devotion Pentecost 23 ‘Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax-collector. (Luke 18:10) I was a denizen of Starbucks for most of Friday. I was down in Wilmington, Delaware officiating at a wedding later that evening, and had checked out of my hotel…

Ordinary Things

Email Devotion Pentecost 22 He saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we had done, but according to his mercy, through the water of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. (Titus 3:5, NRSV) “Was that just regular water you put in?” “Sure was.” “I thought it had to be special.” “It…