Read the Lectionary Texts   I was once at a meeting where a woman representing one of the great helping agencies of our community was singing the praises of a man whose compassionate work helped many people in our County – especially among the Hispanic population. She didn’t realize that the Julio G. she was raving about was the same Julio G. who belonged to our church. And as she went on and on about what a positive impact Julio had in the lives of so many people, I found myself chuckling a little bit. You see, a few [READ MORE]

Read the Lectionary Texts   If you are an atheist – or an agnostic – or a doubter – or one who struggles with questions like, “How can you believe in Someone or Something you can’t even see?” – or if you are one who has been disappointed by God, hurt in some way by God’s followers, put off by religious fanatics, concerned about religious militants, or in any other way alienated from religion in general or Christianity in particular…I want to introduce you today to a couple I once ran into in a grocery store. They attended the [READ MORE]