Genesis 1:1-2:2a, “The Building Blocks of Faith” S. LeAnn Hodges, Saint Mark Presbyterian Church April 22, 2012 Have you ever been involved in the laying of a brick wall? If so, you are well aware of how critical it is to get the foundation row precisely level and...
John 20:19-31 a lab, a cathedral and a believing skeptic April 15, 2012 – Second Sunday of Easter Roy W. Howard Let’s face it: Thomas gets a bad rap. Ever since someone named him Doubting Thomas he has been on the end of finger wagging against those...
Mark 16:1-8 Easter Sunday April 8, 2012 the shocking truth of it all Emily Dickinson wrote, “Tell all the truth but tell it slant/ […] as lightening to the children eased with explanation kind/ the Truth must dazzle gradually or every man go blind.” You can be...
Mark 11.1-11 God’s Foolishness April 1, 2012 Palm Sunday Roy W. Howard About Palm Sunday the poet John Leax commented “this seems the strangest holiday of the year, a celebration of misunderstanding.” His comment startled me into thinking afresh about this day that...
John 12:20-33 the great reversal Lent 5 March 25, 2012 Roy W. Howard Once upon a time we had a garden. It was not large by any means, but it was big enough to allow for several rows of peas and squash, cucumbers and cabbage and a couple of rows of corn. The corn...
Mark 8:31-38 Letting go Lent 2 – March 4, 2012 It’s the second Sunday of Lent and we are heading toward Jerusalem. We are traveling this journey of death and resurrection as Christians have done for centuries: immersing ourselves in biblical stories that tell us who...
