Category: Life Notes

Life Notes—January 13, 2011 “’Can a blind person guide a blind person?  Will not both fall into a pit?…Why do you see the speck in your neighbor’s eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye?...You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to … Continue reading Blame Me for Tucson

Life Notes—January 6, 2011 “…Sell all that you own and distribute the money to the poor...”  Luke 18:24  “But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.  And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you…”  Luke14:13-14 I have known Joe longer than any other friend.  Our … Continue reading Living the Gospel

Life Notes—December 30, 2010 “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.”  Ecclesiastes 3:1 Advent is over and the baby has been born.  So what now?  Perhaps we begin with a reassessment of what Advent is really about.  Sure, it is a time of preparation, a time to prepare … Continue reading Baby Steps

Life Notes—December 23, 2010 “The angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.  And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus.  He will be great…’”  Luke 1:31-32a  The past four weeks I have focused on the four … Continue reading Immaculate Perception

Life Notes—December 16, 2010 “All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being.  What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people.  The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.”  John 1:3-5  The first … Continue reading An Inclusive Love

Life Notes—December 9, 2010 When they saw this, they made known what had been told them about this child; and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them.  Luke 2:17-18  Happy Holidays!  Merry Christmas!  We want those we love to be happy at Christmas, and there’s nothing wrong with wanting happiness, … Continue reading The Roots of Joy

Life Notes—December 2, 2010 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favors!”  Luke 2:13-14  One of the traditional images of Christmas is that of Peace.  We sing, “Sleep in heavenly … Continue reading Peace on Earth?

Life Notes—November 24, 2010 From everyone to whom much has been given, much will be required; and from the one to whom much has been entrusted, even more will be demanded.  Luke 12: 48b  Thanksgiving used to be my least favorite holiday.  There were no presents, no fireworks, no Easter bunny or valentines.  I thought … Continue reading Giving Thanks and Thankful Giving

Life Notes—November 18, 2010 “Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth.  Worship the Lord with gladness; come into his presence with singing.  Know that the Lord is God.  It is he that made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.”  Psalm 100:1-3  One Church, … Continue reading One Church, Two Campuses

Life Notes—November 11, 2010 “The point is this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly; and the one who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.  Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”  II Corinthians 6:6-7  In the … Continue reading Inefficient Farming