First Notes – March 2022
It’s been an eventful month, but not in a bad way. The huge spike in the coronavirus that marked the end of 2021 and the …
First Notes – February 2022
Well, friends, the saga continues. It appears that most all of what I mentioned in last month’s newsletter has come to pass: Omicron is a …
Readings for January
Sunday, January 2 Second Sunday after Christmas Hebrew Scripture: Jeremiah 31:7-14 Psalm: 147:12-20 Epistle: Ephesians 1:3-14 Gospel: John 1:(1-9), 10-18 Sunday, January 9 First Sunday …
First Notes – January 2022
As I joked a few weeks ago, I was glad that I took some Greek in college: in addition to helping me with sermon prep …
First Notes – December 2021
Once again, it’s the same story, but with different variations. Apparently, the seasonal uptick in the virus isn’t done with us, but eventually it will …
First Notes – November 2021
Eighteen months into COVID, all I can do is throw out the following reminder: I’m not a doctor, let alone an epidemiologist. All I can …
First Notes – October 2021
As I wrote last month, the virus continues to drive the story. Church school and Confirmation classes have begun, which gives the sense that some …
First Notes – September 2021
The virus continues to drive the story and as the virus changes, so does the story. With the emergence of the Delta variant of virus, …
First Notes – August 2021
As I wrote in last month’s newsletter, the time would be coming soon when many (if not all) aspects of church life would return. At …
First Notes – July 2021
Sometime in February of this year, I had stumbled across this quote that summed up many of the aspects of life under COVID-19: “Everything takes …