Putting Down Roots
If you ever watched much of “Will and Grace,” the name of my city might sound familiar. Schenectady, oddly not a fictional name, home to fictional Grace, that unknown, upstate city that was fodder for more than a few jokes. I never got the feeling that the writers had ever actually been here, and why would they have been? Even the people … Read →
35°48′ 20″N 82°47′28″W
A Sermon based on Psalm 139 verses 1-18.In 1944 two people feel in love with each other. She was the daughter of tobacco farmers; her father tended the fields while her mother tended the children. He was the son of a carpenter and a gardener; his father built houses while his mother fed the family. She lived in Worley and he lived in Barnard, two … Read →
To Do Or Not To Do
“Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, for ever and ever. Amen.” (Ephesians 3:20-21) “What do you do?” Oh, how quickly this questions bubbles to the top in initial social interactions. The question … Read →
A Chance for New Life
My 35th birthday was a difficult one. I had been serving as a solo pastor in a small Presbyterian Church in Washington State for 5 years, and it just didn’t seem to grow, no matter how hard I worked. In my aging congregation, I had lots of opportunity to care for widows, but I also felt called to care for orphans. My father had received a diagnosis … Read →