Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ:
I pray that you have had a blessed week.
This Sunday, January 12, we will celebrate the Baptism of our Lord. The Gospel text for Sunday is Matthew 3:13-17. In this story, Matthew tells us that John did not want to baptize Jesus because he felt unworthy to do such a thing. John said that it was Jesus who should be doing the baptizing.
As…
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ:
I pray that you have had a blessed week.
I find it hard to believe that 2013 is over. I remember writing my first letter of 2013, and that seems like just yesterday. Where did the year go? For some of us, we will be glad to see this year end because of illnesses or other struggles; for others, we might wish it would never end. I know for…
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
I pray you had a blessed and Merry Christmas Day!
I know for most of us, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day mark the end of a busy time of year; a time of much preparation and planning; once we open our presents, we consider Christmas over, and we move on, looking forward to the New Year.
But this is not the case in my house this year.…