The Second Sunday in Lent   Genesis 12:1-4a and Romans 4:1-5; 13-17    “Leave your country, your people, and your father’s household, and go to the place I will show you.” We all know the familiar story of Abraham. What we sometimes don’t know is that it is the story of all our lives. We were standing in the parking lot at Plymouth State College. All the necessary things had been carried up to our son’s dormitory room, and now we were back at the car, shuffling our feet and making small talk, knowing that it was time to [READ MORE]

The Second Sunday in Lent John 3:1-17  “I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead…” I believe. “I believe for every drop of rain that falls, a flower grows. I believe that somewhere in the darkest night, a candle glows. Every time I hear a newborn baby cry, or touch a leaf, [READ MORE]