Patience and Gentleness is Power. -Leigh Hunt, 19th century This past week we celebrated the life of Elizabeth “Betty” Metcalf. Betty and her husband George joined Christ Congregational Church in November of 2006 when they moved to East Ridge Retirement Village and moved their membership here from Coral Gables Congregational Church. Most of us barely got […]
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. -Genesis 22:8 (Preached on Sunday, July 9, 2017) In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, there is a cardiopulmonary surgeon who is a legend in the hospital among the patients and staff. He is an excellent surgeon in a hospital of fine physicians. What makes him legendary, though, […]
Abraham said, “Son, God will see to it that there’s a sheep for the burnt offering.” And they kept on walking together. -Genesis 22:8 (Preached on Sunday, July 2, 2017) The year was 1787, a full 11 years after Independence was declared and 4 years after the Treaty of Paris ended the War between the […]
At moments of wonder, it is easy to avoid small thinking, to entertain thoughts that span the universe, that capture both thunder and tinkle, thick and thin, the near and the far. -Yann Martel, “The Life of Pi” This is a weekend for reflection that leads to moments of wonder. It is a weekend […]
And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because it was the day when he rested from all his work of creation. -Genesis 2:3 (Preached on Sunday, June 25, 2017) Dog eared and tongue worn from generations of retelling; fought over, abused, despised and held in wonder, the creation story seldom gets treated […]
Summertime, and the livin’ is easy. -George Gershwin, 20th century Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. -Jesus in Matthew 11:28-29, (The Message) Summer has arrived. We have past the longest day of […]
Go to the lost, confused people right here in the neighborhood. Tell them that the kingdom is here. bring health to the sick. Raise the dead. Touch the untouchables. Kick out the demons. You have been treated generously, so live generously. […]
If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people. -Virginia Woolf, 20th century One of the best things to be said of my Dad was that he was an honorable man. In many respects that made him a throwback to an antiquated past era. His code of honor […]
And that’s about it, friends. Be cheerful. Keep things in good repair. Keep your spirits up. Think in harmony. Be agreeable. Do all that, and the God of love and peace will be with you for sure. -2 Corinthians 13:11 (Preached on Sunday, June 11, 2017) Roy Lloyd, a Lutheran minister, once interviewed Mother Teresa. […]
I would rather walk with a friend in the dark, than alone in the light. -Helen Keller, 20th century In his autobiography, Memories, Dreams, Reflections, the Swiss psychologist C. G. Jung comments that the world will ask you who you are, and if you do not have an answer the world will give you one. […]