“Time is more valuable than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.” – Jim Rohn “To achieve great things, two things are needed; a plan, and not quite enough time.” – Leonard Bernstein “Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day…
This week is the 38th wedding anniversary for my dad and stepmom. I celebrate their love! For most of their married life they have “shared” a house with cats. (Notice I said shared – because for those of you who are cat people, you know it’s people who are the guests in their house!) When…
Have you ever noticed how some biblical stories read like a mini-novel? The story of Joseph, son of Jacob and Rachel, is one of those. I mean, here’s this handsome guy with the Technicolor rainbow robe, there’s suspense and drama and parts where I’m reading that I have to wipe my eyes because the tears…
It is not stretching the truth to say here at The Met we have the best volunteers on the planet. Today is about celebrating our volunteers. Perhaps better said, we want to celebrate what God is doing through our volunteer ministers. From graphic arts, to putting the Keeping in Touch cards in the chairs, to…
How many of you have seen the reality TV show Extreme Hoarders? I have a hard time throwing mementoes away. And most everything I have is attached to a story or a memory. I know there’s no one else that has boxes of stuff from years ago piled up in corners and attics and storage…
It has been said that there are few passages in the entire Bible that have had a greater impact and transformed more lives than this story from Matthew 25. Many progressive biblical scholars agree that the story may not even be from Jesus, but is from the followers of Jesus in Matthew’s community of faith….
In our scripture reading for this morning, Paul is obviously very much in love with the Thessalonian congregation. Listen how he begins his letter with these affirming words, “We always give thanks to God for all of you, and constantly pray for you … remembering your work of faith, labor of love and steadfastness of…
My heart is full this morning. Every experience we go through changes us. Every interaction we have affects us. I was gone one Sunday and so much has happened! Can you say marriage equality? Congratulations to Gabe and Wes (first Wednesday walk-in) and everyone else married in the last several weeks! Not only is your…
The continuation of the celebration of marriage equality feels good – as evidenced by a record-breaking Pride attendance! It feels like finally justice acted on behalf of marriage equality and for many of us, it’s very personal. It feels as if justice were enacted on our behalf. But what about the times when we feel…
Jesus loved to throw great parties! He was the ultimate party planner – not the party pooper! In fact, he was the life of the party and the good news is that we are all invited to the party. But wait, there’s more, there’s no cover charge; the admission’s already been covered by the free…
