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Symbols: Fleur-de-Lis

  Click here to listen:  “Those who would follow Jesus are taught that we have time to care for one another through small acts of mercy because God’s mercy is without limits.  Abundance, not scarcity, is the mark of God’s kingdom.  But that abundance must be made manifest through the lives of a people who… Read more »

Symbols: The Cross

Click here to listen:  Here are a few quotes from Sunday: Moltmann quote—“The opposite of love is not wrath, but indifference.  Indifference toward justice and injustice would be a retreat on the part of God from the covenant.  But his wrath is an expression of his abiding interest in man.  Anger and love do not… Read more »

Genesis Bible Study Part 1

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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

 “A picture is worth a thousand words,” the saying goes; although it’s a bit of a misnomer.  Words themselves, are pictures.  For example, if I say the word, “duck,” what do you see?  Are you running to get under your office desk or are you getting bread to feed a mallard?  Here’s another example.  What… Read more »

To Albany High

http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2012/09/16/nursing-a-broken-heart-these-12-tips-could-help/ Dear Albany High School, By Grace, God invites us into the divine heart.  Through water and the Spirit we are connected to the body of Christ–redeemed and forgiven, hearing the words, “You are my beloved child.  I am pleased with you!”  As children of God we are invited to gather around the Lord’s Table… Read more »

Experiencing the Sacred: By Water and the Spirit

Listen the message here:  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. … Read more »

Experiencing The Sacred: Remember your Baptism

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 »

2013 in review–Stats Edition

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Sydney Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 16,000 times in 2013. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 6 sold-out performances for that many… Read more »