Read the Lectionary Texts Have you ever run away from home? I have. Many times when I was a kid. Upset about some situation, I announced to my mother that I was running away. And with that announcement, I was out the door and down the street, running away. Forever. Or until suppertime…whichever came first. Running away. Most kids do at one time or another. Some, like me, just down the street in a childish temper tantrum. Others in more serious situations and with far graver consequences – teenagers running off to big cities where they are often preyed [READ MORE]

Read the Lectionary Texts Note: The Lectionary text begins in Acts 3:12 but I am adding the preceding verses from Acts 3:1 for clarity Some of you may remember going off to college and being required to purchase a little book called, “Elements of Style” by William Strunk. This was the official guide students were to follow when writing papers. To follow Strunk was good. Not following Strunk was bad. And violating Strunk’s rules for proper vocabulary and grammar was to risk getting a poor grade on your paper - no matter how much brilliance your paper might contain. “Elements [READ MORE]