We need this water! – The baptism of Jesus
The baptism of Jesus by John the baptist, as illustrated in the Hortus deliciarum. 1167-1185 w:Herrad of Landsberg via wikicommons Please read Mark 1:9-15 and 1 peter 3:18-22 We need this water! We need this sprinkling! Like More...
Answering the Call by Rev William Magee
Please read John 1: 43-51 So we go to church and we are member of our particular Christian community that has its very foundation in our worship. We gather around word and sacrament; we hear the word of God that More...
Happy New Year in The Name of Jesus
January 1, 2012. – Happy New Year “The name of Jesus” Philippians 2: 5-11 The light is still with us; the light is always with us. That light being Jesus has been born to us, has been born for us. More...
Advent – Our Reminders by Rev William Magee
Stained glass at St John the Baptist Advent Part – Our Reminders Please read: Jeremiah 33: 14-16, 1 Thessalonians 3: 9-13, Luke 21:25-36. Years ago when my son Billy began to play hockey, I remember being More...
Advent celebration of our baptisms – Rev. William Magee
Please read Isaiah 61: 1-4, 1 Thessalonians 5: 16-24, John 1: 6-8, 19-24 Today we celebrate our baptisms. Today it is with a great deal of joy that we not only remember but “partake in” what God has done More...
Good Friday Reflections – Rev. William Magee
Read Luke 23 The cross is central to our faith, to our lives and to our being. It is that thru which God chose to save you, me and redeem creation. Outside of the Gospel account we just read, there is nothing More...
A Short Lenten Devotional – Rev William Magee
Lenten Devotional A short Lenten devotional God spoke and Noah acted. Noah couldn’t see the promise of God; he couldn’t see the rainbow just yet, but he did have faith in God’s word, that spoken word More...
First Use of the Law (Love Thy Enemy) – Devotion by Rev. William Magee
First use of the law Matthew 5: 38-48. Right on the heels of Jesus’ call for us to love, comes the call to take it up a notch and love our enemies. It is this particular text that is probably one of the most More...
Be the Salt – Rev. William Magee
Be the Salt Matthew 5:13-20. In ancient times salt was a commonly used seasoning. It’s preservative powers made it an absolute necessity for life and equivalent to essential life giving forces.* In our Gospel More...
Change and Challenges – Rev. William Magee
Change and challenges! Mark 1: 21-28 Change and challenges… These are two constants that are always apart of our lives and our communities, especially as we begin a brand new year. In my particular community, More...
