There was a news story, heard not long ago that I can’t shake from my mind. It was about a teen-age girl who befriended a stranger on the internet, someone allegedly her age. At first the conversations between the two were affirming, encouraging and supportive. A genuine relationship...
As a young person, Lent was the season of the church year that resonated with me most. A substantial period of 40 days – always longer than a calendar month, sometimes spanning three – Lent sets aside time each year for us to discern the person of faith God calls each of us to be...
Veterans Day Sermon - Sunday, November 12, 2017 Matthew 25: 1-13 So while we are spared the weeping and gnashing of teeth this week, our Gospel is another one of those pesky parables in Matthew, that can upon our first hearing, can sound as if ALL that stuff we dislike MOST about...
Maria Doss was our Stewardship Witness during the services on October 28 and 29 where she offered the following testimony to how St. Bart’s blessed her so that she might be a blessing to others. About a year ago, I discovered that just about anyone, even a loving...
Angela Kohls was our Stewardship Witness during the services on October 1 and 2 where she offered the following testimony of how St. Bart’s helped her to see life in an new way. Going to Haiti was one the most amazing, rewarding experiences I have had in my life and I am so...
The morning after the sugar-crazed children of our neighborhoods run through the streets in costume, we wake up to a new month driven by holiday prepping: Thanksgiving is almost here! That means it’s almost Christmas! Then New Year’s Eve! It’s practically 2018...
This year, St. Bart’s Youth will create a Dia de los Muertos altar where church members may place a photo or special item to remember their departed loved one. In years past, St. Bart’s members have placed photos of loved ones in the sanctuary prior to our All Saints' Day service on...
Zac Taylor was our Stewardship Witness during the services on October 15 and 16 where he offered the following testimony to how St. Bart’s has loved and served him even though he has never attended church here. I stumbled upon the thrift store one Saturday about a year ago...
Matthew 18:21-35 So in last week’s Gospel, we learned that if you someone has said or done something to upset you, that you are NOT to talk about it in the parking lot, you are NOT talk to others about it behind their back. Right? That’s called TRIANGULATION – that’s...
What will your legacy be? Have you noticed that part in the baptismal service when one of the clergy lights a small candle from the Paschal Candle, and offer it to the newly baptized (or to a parent if an infant) with the words, “Receive the light of Christ, as Christ’s light in the...