… There was a saying that Robert F. Kennedy was known for, actually a line from George Bernard Shaw, “Some men see things as they are and say, Why? I dream things that never were, and say, Why not?”
(Matthew 16:13-20)

Today is a feast day in the church, the Feast of the Transfiguration. It always falls on August sixth. And whether August sixth is a Sunday or a Wednesday, it’s the Feast of the Transfiguration. We have the white vestments and the white hangings to remind us of this great feast. The Transfiguration is decribed to us in the Gospel reading for today, (Luke 9:28-36).

The Rev. George Adamik reflects on the parable of the sower in Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23.

The Rev. George Adamik shares his experience breaking fast during Ramadan with local Muslim brothers and sisters and reflects on the timely lectionary reading from Genesis 21:8-21.

The Rev. George Adamik discusses Pentecost (Acts 2:1-21): “Can we speak a language like these early followers of Christ that’s able to communicate the love of Jesus, the transforming vision of Jesus. Can we communicate that in a way that folks can understand, or are we speaking a foreign language?”

The Rev. George Adamik reflects on Acts 17:22-31, Hidden Figures, and IBM: “So often, we can presume that things are seen by people in the same way, that the way I understand things is the way everyone understands them… I wonder if we, as people of faith, function in a world where we think everyone knows what we’re doing and everyone knows what Jesus is about. But we don’t live in that kind of a world.”

The Rev. George Adamik discusses Acts 2:42-47 and what we can learn from the community of early followers in the Acts of the Apostles: “Interestingly, it’s not called the teachings of the apostles. It’s not called the beliefs or dogmas of the apostles. It’s called the Acts of the Apostles. We read it and see how they acted and how they engaged in the world as they discerned who they were called to be.”

On Good Friday, the Rev. George Adamik reflects on John 18:1-19:42: “What Jesus did in his life is to try to make us aware that sin is not just about individual sin, but it’s about a need for our creation to seek healing — the corporate sin that we’re a part of.”

The Rev. George Adamik offers a meditation on John 9:1-41, sharing his thoughts along with the Gospel reading. How can we see people before us, not in categories or demographics, but for who they are?

The Rev. George Adamik reflects on Matthew 17:1-9, Christ’s transfiguration, and racial justice: “How can we, like Peter, James, and John, be transfigured? How can we see something in a new way? How can we be changed in our lives so that we can go forward together to change our world?”