Radical Renewal – Singing A New Song Isaiah 56: 1-8 Roger Lynn October 30, 2022 God may be the same yesterday, today, and forever, but we human beings certainly are not. Human history has been, and will continue to be, about the process of discovering, and then...
The list of things I am not capable of doing or interested in doing is exceedingly long. And because of that I am sometimes (often) tempted to think that I’m not doing enough with my life. After all (says the voice in my head), I am supposed to be saving the world...
Last night I found myself pondering Jupiter as it shone so brightly in the eastern sky. It got me thinking about how amazing it is that I can even see it. It’s somewhere between about 365 million miles and 600 million miles away from the earth. That’s a long ways....
Wind & Fire Acts 2: 1-21 Roger Lynn October 23, 2022 The scripture we just heard has traditionally been read on Pentecost Sunday, the day when the Church celebrates the gift of the Holy Spirit. And as you may be aware, this is not Pentecost Sunday. But the...
This morning, before first light, as I sat staring into the vast expanse of stars, I watched a meteor streak across the sky, so bright it left a wide fiery tail in its wake. It filled me with a sense of awe. As I pondered this ephemeral gift I remembered that what...
I am in the midst of a remarkable transformative experience. A very old and toxic story that had taken up residence in my head (or my soul – difficult to say for sure) has been given a cease and desist order, and a new story is in the process up of cleaning...
Wait for It! Luke 24: 44-49 Roger Lynn October 16, 2022 Once upon a time there was a TV commercial for ketchup which featured various people waiting for the ketchup to slowly pour out of the bottle, while Carly Simon’s “Anticipation” played in the background. The...
In the early morning darkness I sit in the hot tub and stare up at the stars. Occasionally I watch a point of light sweep across the sky, dancing among the stars. Those are satellites in orbit around our planet. They are hundreds of miles above me, and on average...
A House Of Living Stone John 14: 1-3 & I Peter 2: 4-6 & 9-10 Roger Lynn October 9, 2022 The world can sometimes be a frightening place. There are wars and rumors of war, crime in our cities, violence in our schools, poverty and hunger devastating lives...
to be Alive is to be surrounded by Mystery and immersed in Beauty in every Moment of every Day I can see it or not but either way it remains True so I choose to swim in a Sea of Stars and walk in the company of Awe and Wonder because Perspective shifts my...