Siblings in Christ, As many of you may know, this past Thursday, a young man entered Aztec High School and, before committing suicide, killed two high school students. I write simply to ask you to hold the families of the victims, Francisco Fernandez (18) and Casey Marquez...
Presbyterian pastors and elders, part of an interfaith religious leadership group in the West, joined forces with leaders of five Native American tribes to protect their sacred sites and save beautiful land in Utah threatened to be opened up to development. Faith leaders, Christian and Jewish,...
A Message – Learn to Do what is Right Delivered November 4, 2016 Service of Worship and Adoration at a Conference titled: “Serving the Marginalized….in a World of Privilege and power, classism, racism and violence” Biblical Text: Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 Good morning sisters and brothers. I greet you in the...
A Sermon – Faith in Action Delivered August 7, 2016 La Mesa Presbyterian Church, Albuquerque, New Mexico Biblical Text: Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 Good morning sisters and brothers. I greet you in the name of our Lord, Jesus the Christ, and on behalf of your 28,000 sisters and brothers in...
Sisters and Brothers, Greetings, in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ. I write today on three items, all looking to the future; rather than about my work and travels in the past on your behalf. You’ll get that later. First, I continue to be concerned about the...
Sisters and Brothers, Monday we celebrated the 240th birthday of our nation, “one nation, under God, with liberty and justice for all.” Yet we hear about, and many of us experience, daily, the injustices to which too many of our sisters and brothers in our community...