Reverend Ruminates
Despite all the pagan references today, Halloween does not have pagan roots. Halloween has its roots in the Christian festival known today as All Saint’s Day. The word “Halloween” is an abbreviated form of All Hallows’ Eve’ which is All Saints’ Evening. In the first three centuries A.D. the lives of the martyrs of the […]
Back in 2000 I watched the Super Bowl at a bar in Tokyo. Some Americans were watching it LIVE with us, but because of the time difference, the bar was mostly vacant and it didn’t seem right to be sitting on barstools as the sun was coming up. Yet I still had the urge to […]
Jesus’ parable of the Good Samaritan challenges us to change our thinking about what loving others truly means. A priest and a Levite, who supposedly have a close connection with God and His love, can’t find a reason to help a fellow countrymen who is at the brink of death. On the other hand, a […]
We’ve been conditioned to get angry. See a post on social media, watch the news, read the news, and there it is, something for you to get mad about! It’s considered a virtue even to be angry. It shows you care. It shows you have some investment in what is going on. Our sermon on […]
“UNPLANNED” tells the real-life story of Abby Johnson , a former Planned Parenthood abortion facility director who converted to the pro-life cause in 2009. The movie is currently playing at the Marcus Bay Park Cinema and the Green Bay East Cinema. The movie is thought provoking and is rated R due to two scenes. One […]
Self-Care: Selfish or Sacred by Susan L. Fink My rating: 5 of 5 stars Covid brought the concept of mental health more to the forefront, but it doesn’t mean everyone has understood what self-care is all about or bought into the concept. Many ask, “Isn’t self-help just selfish?” Susan gives addresses this core question as […]
I started a blog so you could get to know me better, and also as a way to interact with folks throughout the week. Blog posts will be on Monday afternoons and Thursday mornings. Monday’s posts thoughts are a thought continuation of the sermon preached the previous Sunday and Thursdays are comments on current events […]
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