Good morning Rehoboth,                 This week I am going to be a little like you all. I will be at some church in Minnesota, sitting in the pews wondering what direction the pastor will take. This Sunday at Rehoboth we have the honor of having Dennis Jones from Banks UMC preaching and leading worship. But, […]

Good Morning Rehoboth,                 This week’s scripture brings me back to Ash Wednesday, and specifically to the words that I said to everyone as I drew crosses on their foreheads. If you forgot, I said “repent and believe the gospel.” We throw this word, repent or repentance, around a lot. We tell people to repent. […]

Dear Rehoboth, For our first edition of Monday morning ramblings, we have a particularly puzzling passage. I am being drawn towards the Luke passage for this week (13:31-35). There are a few things that immediately stick out to me. The first is that Jerusalem is the center of this text. In fact, Jerusalem is often […]

Good morning Rehoboth, I am going to try something new that I am calling “Monday Morning Ramblings.” What I am going to do is give some brief thoughts on this week’s scripture readings that I will be preaching on the following Sunday. The reason I am doing this is two-fold. The first is selfish; I […]