NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR 9/11 AND SEPTEMBER 14, 2014 Some things are just hard to believe. It’s hard to believe that same-sex marriage […]

NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR SEPTEMBER 7, 2014 He’s back! Yep, this Sunday will be my first Sunday back in the pulpit at Covenant […]

NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR AUGUST 20, 2014 I’m still on my mini-sabbatical for the month of August but feel compelled to write this […]

NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR AUGUST 3, 2014 The lectionary gospel this week moves us from focusing on the parables of Jesus to considering […]

NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR JULY 27, 2014 Once again this week, the lectionary gospel reading shares yet 2 more parables by Jesus in […]

NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR JULY 20, 2014 Last week, this week and next week, the lectionary gospel readings feature parables of Jesus from […]

NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR JULY 13, 2014 I read in The Message this week the following passage from Matthew 6:1-4: “Be especially careful […]

NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR JUNE 29, 2014 I usually follow the lectionary assigned scriptures unless some special events call me to otherwise choose […]

NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR JUNE 22, 2014 During the seasons of “Pentecost” and “Dominiontide” which covers most of the summer and early fall, […]

NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR JUNE 15, 2014 This Sunday is known in Western liturgical circles as “Trinity Sunday”. The term “Trinity” is not […]