Voltaire said that “Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity.” Thank God! This time of year brings many great things. Since Christmas Eve I am certain that we have all had countless gifts, we have opened many items and... Continue Reading →
The Birthday before Christmas
Lady Mary Montagu wrote in her letters, “There can be no situation in life in which the conversation of my dear sister will not administer some comfort to me.” Those words make a lot of sense to me. I have two dear sisters and this expression would certainly be true of both them. I have... Continue Reading →
God is Still Speaking,
"God is still speaking," Ron Burford coined this phrase that became a slogan for the United Church of Christ in the USA in 2005-06. This was inspired by a statement of Gracie Allen in a letter to her husband George Burns where she said "Never place a period where God has placed a comma."... Continue Reading →
Let it Snow
What a day and half around here. We don’t usually get a lot of snow – but this weekend we got it pretty good. In these parts, a foot or more of snow is nothing to sneeze at...unless you have a cold, at which point sneezing is not only advised but is also sometimes very... Continue Reading →
Maranatha
Maranatha – Come Lord Jesus, come. This is and ancient prayer of the church especially at this time of year. Advent, as we all know, is all about preparing for the coming of Christ. We prepare for the coming of Jesus at Christmas but we also prepare for the coming of the Christ. I... Continue Reading →
A Great Performance Weekend
The arts are a wonderful gift of God’s giving to this world. According to Aristotle, “The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” On the second weekend of Advent we took in a lot of the arts and it was truly amazing. It was a good... Continue Reading →
What Are Wii Doing?
Well, here Wii go again. This year, like last year people are lined up far and wide fro try and find a Nintendo Wii . God help them all of they hope to find a game for the Wii called Guitar Hero III. I am starting to believe that we are like puppets on strings. ... Continue Reading →
A Great Opportunity
On THIS Sunday night at 7 PM there is a Christmas concert at St. Mark’s in West Windsor. This will be a great Night as the Essex Singers will perform ALL in support of St. Mark’s by-the-Lake and St. Mark’s – Tecumseh Rd. This will be a great evening out and is a great GIFT... Continue Reading →
God is throwing a feast – We are the Hosts!
Today’s Reading from the Hebrew Scripture’s was from Isaiah 25. It sounds like this in “The Message” (The Message is a biblical paraphrase that I read from time to time to get a different perspective on scripture) But here on this mountain, God-of-the-Angel-Armies will throw a feast for all the people of the world,A... Continue Reading →
O Come, O Come Emmanuel – Sleep in Heavenly Peace
According to “Come Let us Adore Him” [Countryman 2005 Robert Morgan] – O Come, O come Emmanuel was pulled together by John Mason Neale, an Anglican minister who had a penchant for translating Latin into English. This great old hymn of the church was actually a compilation of a series of Latin hymns that were... Continue Reading →