Posts by Karen Rich
The Challenge of Lent
“But you, when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, so that you do not appear to men to be fasting, but to your Father who is in the secret place;…
Read MoreJesus Supports His Claim
The book of John is recommended reading for the Alpha Course, in which I participated in different capacities. John did not write Jesus’ life story, instead he provided to us…
Read MoreWhere Heaven and Earth Meet
“What is man, that you are mindful of him? And the son of man that you visit him? For you have made him a little lower than the angels, and…
Read MoreWhy Go To Church?
“Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another – and all the more as you see the…
Read MoreRestoration
From our lectionary readings for the first upcoming Sunday in Advent, the Prophet Isaiah writes: “O that you would tear open the heavens and come down, so that the mountains…
Read MoreFocus on the Good Stuff
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy –…
Read MoreLife Is Momentary
First, a short meditation. Please spend a little time and let the words work their magic. “Life is the space between two breaths.” Jaya Gautam “One day, one lifetime” Japanese…
Read MoreAll Saints’ Day
What image pops into your mind when you hear the word ‘saint’? A person whose life had religious significance, perhaps. Or maybe a person whose acts contributed so greatly to…
Read MoreMade in His Image
Then the Pharisees went and plotted to entrap him in what he said. So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you…
Read MoreReflections on Forgiveness
“For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.” Matthew 6:14 NIV “And when you stand praying, if you hold anything…
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