Vanity of vanities. All is vanity.

We work hard and for what? After all is said & done, does it matter?

Vanity of vanities. All is vanity. The word – which translates as foolishness, hopelessness, uselessness  - tolls like a funeral bell thru the verses. It is the epitome of folly.

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 May the words of my mouth and the meditations of all of our hearts be acceptable in your sight, O God, our rock and our redeemer. AMEN

She was a 7 pound ball of fur, light gray, with a long tail and two perky, slightly oversized  ears. Everyone in the family  doted on her and fought to see where she would sleep, and on whose lap...

Will you pray with me? May the words of my heart and the meditations of all of our hearts be acceptable in your sight O God, our rock and our redeemer ?

Have you ever had an experience like this? You are standing in front of the refrigerator, looking for something to eat, wanting to find some goody which will make you feel...

I love the metaphor of God as potter; and I think that it offers us great possibilities in glimpsing God as Creator, and understanding how God and we can be in relationship.  The way that I experience God is consistent with the way I experience being a potter.  The only problem is... the way the authors of Isaiah and Romans seem...

We will focus on General Naaman from 2 Kings today, and reflect on healing. What does it mean to be healed? This is an extraordinary story about insiders and outsiders and expectations and healing. And because it is a story about all of these things, it really is a story about our...

Our passage today occurs at the turning point in the Gospel of Luke.  At the moment when Peter declares Jesus the messiah, Jesus “turns his face” to Jerusalem.  While on the way to Jerusalem, a Samaritan village refuses to receive Jesus.  The disciples struggle with this rejection, but Jesus just keeps moving toward Jerusalem.  In contrast,...

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