My mother is preschool teacher at FUMC Pearl River. She called me this week to share a story that two little boys were having in her classroom. One child asked my mother if he was going to die one day. My mother said, “Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Everything that is born… Read more »
Posts Tagged: fear
Monster’s Inc: A Child’s Perspective
A couple of weeks ago I brought my daughters to see Monster’s Inc during its rerelease in the theaters. I noticed that in the opening scene, both Isabelle and Annaleigh were watching the movie through their fingers. The opening scene is cultivated in such a way to make you think that something scary is about… Read more »
Pastoral Prayer, Baptism of the Lord, Sunday Epiphany C
Gracious God, God of grace and glory, you call us to be your people, faithful and courageous. You created us, male and female, to love you and to love one another. Through disobedience our love for you became a fear of you. Let us once again hear your footsteps calling us to follow,… Read more »
Love Wins . . .
In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void. Darkness covered the face of the deep and God’s spirit hovered over the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light, and God saw the light and it was good. Day after day God’s… Read more »
Open Letter to Leaders
I found (with the help of http://www.twitter.com/fastchurch), this open letter to leaders from Perry Noble, Pastor of NewSpring Church in South Carolina. I thought it was timely: Dear Leader, Leadership matters! It is listed in the Scripture as a spiritual gift (Romans 12:8), there are books in the Bible dedicated to what happens when God… Read more »
Guns in Church
Recently Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal signed House Bill no. 1272 into law, which allows concealed firearms in places of worship. I can’t say it any better, so I’m going to offer the words of Bishop William Hutchinson: