Pastor Julie

This is in stark contrast with how the Bible portrays our relationship with the natural world. Our Psalm today calls on all aspects of...

When I was a young woman, I saw a film called Longtime Companion. The movie chronicled the lives of several gay men during the AIDS...

Jesus had always recognized Simon son of John as someone with a lot of potential. He had so much potential that early on Jesus nicknamed...

Educators have taught us that there are multiple styles of learning. The majority of people are visual learners, taking in the most ...

When I was seven years old, an amazing thing happened. Every morning when I woke up, there was a brand new pair of purple striped socks,...

I met Lynn when I was a young pastor. She organized the acolytes at church, was about 20 older than me. She lived with MS, but managed...

This is a parable about extravagant forgiveness, about a father who doesn’t even consider not forgiving. This is a parable about a young...

But many of us do harbor the thought that a person is responsible for what happens to them. We hear of someone getting arrested and we...

In Native American culture there is a rite of passage called the Vision quest. Typically an adolescent boy goes into the wilderness alone...

Some scripture passages stick with you: your confirmation verse, the Christmas story, Psalm 23. This Old Testament lesson sticks with me...

When I was a child, my mother used to let me play with the nativity scene. We set it up on the lid of the piano, and added figures as the...

When I came to Manchester as a student pastor, one of the first people I met was Wayne. Wayne was a retired insurance guy, and the parish...

Its Christmas Eve. and we’ve got all the makings for most incredible night Stars in the sky Holy hush Celestial choirs Good tidings of...

The key to the people’s safety is spelled out in this passage, and it isn’t what they had tried before. Prior to Babylon’s invasion, the...

“What is truth?” Pilate’s question to Jesus the night before his execution seems strikingly modern. The internet has brought us...

It turns out that Jesus responds to a similar question today in our Gospel lesson. Jesus and his disciples were outside the temple in...

The older gentleman walked the rails to trails path with a cane. The night before had been a blustery one, and many stick littered the...

It’s big news at the Reuning-Scherer household: my daughter Stephanie has a job. She is now the cantor at Our Lady of Sorrows Roman...

The Quiltmaker’s Gift and our Gospel Story have a lot in common: Both feature men who have many possessions; In both stories the men are...