Hosanna to Humble
Before I start this morning’s passage, I want to share a story with you. This story comes from the book of Maccabees, a sacred writing known as The Apocrypha that tells us about the 400 years between the end of […]
2026
Giving Up or Suffering
This week a friend stopped by, she happens to be Jewish and her husband is Catholic and her mother
converted to become a Presbyterian that is a long way to say we often have faith talks. This time she
asked me if I gave anything up for […]
Among Us or Not
When given a choice I see the glass half full. I usually look for lessons. How God might be working in this situation? What God might want me to let go of so that I can trust God again. For […]
2025
Lament, Holy Discontent, and God’s Deliverance
by Rev. Julianne Porras-Center
How lonely sits the city that once was full of people… The roads mourn, for no
one comes to the festivals. All her gates are desolate, her priests groan, her young
girls grieve, Her foes have become the masters, her enemies prosper… she weeps
bitterly in the night..
Am I the only one who heard the […]