Down by the riverside I laid my burdens down and I'm travelin' light
Posted in Sermon Notes on May 8th, 2022
Vignettes of Hope: New Life Acts 9:36-43, NRSV Reflections Standing in line, marking time Waiting for the welfare dime ‘Cause they can’t buy a job The man in the silk suit hurries by As he catches the poor old ladies’ eyes Just for fun he says, “get a job” That’s just the way it is […]
Posted in Sermon Notes on Jul 30th, 2014
Series: The Ten CommandmentsThe Sixth Commandment: Sacred Life, Sacred Love Exodus 20:13, NRSV Matthew 5:21-24, NRSV Romans 13:8-10, NRSV Reflections An ambassador is the official representative of her government; in a sense she bears the image of her nation. Now imagine that a foreign government seizes the ambassador and kills her. That wouldn’t simply be […]
Posted in Sermon Notes on Aug 3rd, 2012
In Defense of Thomas John 20:24-31, NRSV Reflections Faith is to believe what we do not see, and the reward of this faith is to see what we believe.— St. Augustine Scars and wounds of our lives Thomas is a sincere doubter, not cynical He has his ups and downs in his faith journey; he […]
Traveling Light Relay
Down by the riverside I laid my burdens down and I'm travelin' light