It is time for my annual message to people: Be gentle with each other this weekend. Sunday is Mother’s Day, and that day does not mean a Hallmark moment for everyone. Allow your friends and relatives and members of your church and associations deal with this day as they need. Certainly, there are many of… Read More »
Yearnings
This past weekend I had the privilege to spend the weekend in Retreat with 14 women from GCC. We returned to the Retreat Center run by the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) at Bethany Beach. A little misty cool weather did not deter us from walking over to the beach (including some who checked out… Read More »
Ministry of Tenderness
John 12:1-8 12 Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 2 There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those reclining with him. 3 Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus’s feet, and wiped them with… Read More »
Eat a Cookie
A meme was posted on Facebook featuring Peppermint Patty and Snoopy. Peppermint Patty asks: “What can you do when everything seems hopeless?” Snoopy’s response is: “Eat a cookie?” There are cookies and coffee, tea and cold beverages downstairs in the Social Hall following every Sunday morning service. We are experiencing a time when there is… Read More »
Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust
Today is Ash Wednesday. For some this is a familiar spiritual practice. For others the question marks remain – why? Totally to be expected. Not all churches have observed this day of repentance and the imposition of ashes. In my childhood and youth, the only symbols of this spiritual practice were those seen on the… Read More »
Welcome Christmas
One of my favorite Christmas specials is “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” by Dr. Seuss. The captivating (in the truest sense of the word – captivating our ears over and over once we have heard it) is the Welcome Christmas Song. Fah who for-aze! Dah who for-aze! Welcome Christmas Bring your cheer Fah who for-aze!… Read More »
The Holiday Season is a Gift
We have officially entered the season of preparation. Oh, I know, Advent (the liturgical season of preparation for the birth of Jesus) isn’t until December 1st this year. But we are in the “getting ready” mode. We have Thanksgiving coming up, and getting our holiday decorations, and deciding what gifts need to be purchased, and… Read More »
Imagine
Imagine life in 1971 if you can. Cigarette advertising was permanently banned on television and radio Chemists at Berkeley announce the first synthetic production of a growth hormone The Baltimore Colts defeat the Dallas Cowboys NASDAQ established in New York City The Vietnam War continues Muhammad Ali loses to Joe Frazier in the “Fight of… Read More »
The Olympic Rings
The Olympic Rings made their debut in 1913. They are five interconnected, equal-size rings in the colors of blue, yellow, black, green, and red. They symbolized the peoples of five continents working together celebrating sport. What a wonderful image. It’s also an image of the world that is in favor with God’s desire for God’s… Read More »
O Beautiful for Spacious Skies
Tomorrow is the 4th of July. One of my favorite songs often sung during this period of reflection on America is the hymn “O Beautiful for Spacious Skies”. I love how it invokes the landscape of our country, taking us out of our narrow spaces to something much bigger, something with possibilities. As I thought… Read More »
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