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“I’ll have a blue Christmas without you; I’ll be so blue just thinking about you.” Elvis Presley “All night long I drench my bed in tears.” David in Psalm 6 What color do you most connect with Christmas? Green? Red? White? What about Bue?  Blue is the color of Hanukkah, which started this past week. …

“How can this be since I am a virgin?”  Mary “And they brought forth their firstborn son and wrapped him and swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger.” Luke 2 What comes to mind when you hear the above passages?  Most likely some type of image of Mary piously and prayerfully conversing with an…

“In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ.”   Hebrews (The following is an article I wrote some years ago, which explains why in some places it sounds dated.  I felt it appropriate as those living in the U.S. prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday.) I saw the above posted on the…

“Peter turned around and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them. This was the disciple who had leaned back against Jesus’ chest at the meal.” John 21:20 “I don’t often ‘feel’ like a beloved child of God.  But I know that that is my most primal identity and I know that I must choose…

“They do all their deeds to be seen by people. . .” Jesus in Matthew 23 “Now you are Christ’s body . . .”  St. Paul Church can be beautiful!  Last night I attended a beautiful church and service.  It was at the Denver Basilica, a large cathedral with enormous, white, vaulted ceilings, intricately and…

“He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement of our peace was upon him.”  The Prophet Isaiah “Blessed are you when people revile you, and persecute you, and say all sorts of evil things against you for my sake.” Jesus “No one is born hating another person because of…

“Many people think excitement is happiness . . . But when you are excited, you are not peaceful.  True happiness is based on peace.” Thich Nhat Hanh “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you, not as the world gives.” Jesus Can there ever be peace?  How would you answer that question?…

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” What does it look like to have a pure heart? To me it looks like Jeff. I met him this week over coffee.  It was a work appointment. He was someone I needed to get to know in my new network. Jeff is a…

“What does God desire but to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God.”   The Prophet Micah “I have always found that mercy bears richer fruit than justice.”  Abraham Lincoln “I desire mercy, not sacrifice.”  Jesus “Kyrie Eleison.”  Two words repeated frequently in The Gospels. Two words that speak volumes. What do they…

“For a little while you must endure suffering.  This has come so that your faith—more precious than gold which is refined by fire—may be proven genuine.” The First Epistle of St. Peter, Chapter One “We prefer to let the accidental trash of life be consumed by suffering so that God may be glorified in everything…