by Lynda Hart | Mar 4, 2025
Sometimes, without knowing it or even being aware of it, we can get locked into our own world and our particular situation. We can forget about or lose sight of the fact that we are part of a much bigger world. In our Gospel reading, Jesus takes some of his friends...
by Lynda Hart | Feb 24, 2025
In Exodus 19:4, God tells Moses, “You have seen for yourselves how I treated the Egyptians and how I bore you up on eagles’ wings and brought you here to myself.” It is one of two similar references in scripture; the other comes from the prophet Isaiah,...
by Lynda Hart | Feb 18, 2025
There is a well-known Christian phrase that says, “God is good,” to which others will then respond, “all the time.” The call and response continues with “All the time,” followed by “God is good.” It’s such a simple phrase, but it gets at the heart of what we as...
by Lynda Hart | Feb 10, 2025
Listen to a group of people talk about “church” for any length of time and you’ll quickly discover that we use the word church in a variety of ways. It’s much like the word love…we don’t love pizza, or steak (or whatever) as much as we love God or our friends...
by Lynda Hart | Feb 3, 2025
Hineni (pronounced hee-nay-nee) is used in the Hebrew Scriptures (the Old Testament) when people respond to a direct call from God. It means “Here I am.” It’s used in OT to respond to God’s divine call, and is a reply of total surrender, total dedication to do what...
by Lynda Hart | Jan 27, 2025
“Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” Not yesterday, not tomorrow. Today. And with that word, Jesus’ furious neighbors tried to throw him off a cliff. Faith communities are often consumed with memories of the past and hopes for the future....
