Jesus’ Temptations and Ours Matthew 4:1-11 RUMC 5 March 2017 Just before a very big military battle, three military chaplains–Protestant minister Reverend Robertson, Catholic Priest Father O’Toole and Jewish Rabbi […]
Salt of the Earth Christians February 12, 2017 RUMC Matthew 5:13-16 A Peanuts cartoon once showed this conversation between Peppermint Patty and Charlie Brown: Peppermint Patty: “Guess what Chuck. Today […]
Where True Happiness Lies Matthew 5:1-12 RUMC 29 January 2017 All of us want to be happy. How often had you thought any of the following? If I could only […]
There is a Time and a Season Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 RUMC 1 January 2017 There is the story of a farmer in a Midwestern state who had a strong dislike for […]
The Call: Then and There & Here and Now Matthew 4:18-22 RUMC 22 January 2017 A number of years ago, three military recruiters showed up at a particular high school […]
Andrew’s Big Contribution John 1:35-42 15 January 2017 RUMC In the spring of 1992, a group of fourth grade students from Portland, Maine carried out a social and scientific experiment. […]
Wise Men and Women Still Seek Him Matthew 2:1-12 RUMC January 8, 2017 There are some people who have suggested that if the wise men had been women: They would […]
Christmas Day Devotional RUMC December 25, 2016 Christian theologian Paul Scherer once said that “Christmas is when God came down the stairs from heaven with a baby in his arms.” […]
Christmas Eve Meditation RUMC 2016 It was Christmas Eve 1914; soldiers from the German and English armies had fought for 5 months in the First World War. Both sides were […]