“And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good…” Genesis 1:31Every year on April 22, we celebrate Earth Day, a day that marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. Today Earth Day is the largest secular observance in...
As a trial lawyer how could I not be curious to examine the Trial of Jesus, the most famous trial of all time? Actually there were two trials according to the Biblical accounts of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, God-breathed scripture, written between 50 and 100 years after Christ’s...
The first Maundy Thursday service I ever attended was at Palm Desert Community Presbyterian Church. I had never heard of Maundy Thursday before, despite having been a follower of Christ for many decades. Like many, I knew all about Good Friday and Easter Sunday, but my Baptist and...
Christians have observed Lent for over a thousand years, which begins with Ash Wednesday, on February 17, 2021 this year. Lent is derived from the Old English word “lencten” meaning “spring season”. While there is no reference in scripture to Lent, it is...
The Nativity scene is complete when the three Magi from the East bow down to baby Jesus, who slumbers peacefully. Imagine a scene where the strips of cloth which enveloped baby Jesus are now replaced with a regal robe and a glistening gold crown. Jesus, the light of the world, the sudden...
President John Fitzgerald Kennedy in a speech in 1961 paraphrased these words of Jesus from Luke 12:48 "From everyone to whom much has been given, much will be required; and from the one to whom much has been entrusted, even more will be demanded." Many people think...
Canadian singer/songwriter Sara McLachlan sang about the “Arms of an Angel”, a beautiful, emotional tribute to a friend of hers who died suddenly of a drug overdose. We frequently hear about angels in popular culture. Tony Kushner won a Pulitzer Prize for his play “Angels...
On Sunday May 31, 2020 the Christian church celebrated Pentecost, an important date in the Christian calendar that many say recognizes the birth of the Christian church….Happy Birthday! Originally Pentecost was a Jewish holiday held 50 days after Passover to celebrate and give...
Today marks forty days after Easter: the day we observe the Feast of the Ascension. The Gospel of Luke in chapter 24: 51-52 provides a narrative of Christ’s ascension into heaven, to sit on the right hand of God the Father: "And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he parted from them...
Last Sunday March 8, 2020 was International Women’s Day, an annual event that reminds me of how we, as Christian women, have cause to celebrate our roles in today’s world. While this event has its roots in the labor movement and the promotion of women’s suffrage over a hundred...
