FIRST WORD 6.7.24 “Our Spiritual Family”
6/7/2024
“Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.” Mark 3:35 NIV The Oxford Dictionary defines a family as: “a group of one or more parents and their children living together as a unit,” or: “all the descendants of a common ancestor.” For me, I have a wife and two kids. Growing up, my family included my…
FIRST WORD 5.2.24 “He Chose You”
5/8/2024
Jesus said: “You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name.” John 15:16 I remember a family in a previous parish that had adopted three little boys. The…
FIRST WORD 5.10.24 “Mothers Day”
6/30/2021
Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. Exodus 20:12 In Genesis chapters 1-2 we hear the story of God’s marvelous creation – it’s a paradise! Sun, moon, stars. Earth, sea and sky. Fruits and vegetables. Birds, sea monsters,…