Hopeful in spite of the facts
Hopeful in spite of the facts
You need a website
One advantage of being older is that you see ebbs and flows – you remember Friendster, MySpace, Twitter back when it was fun, and Google Reader. Social media sites come and go. Websites come and go. It is popular to…
Making Room
NB: The following is a sermon I delivered at Presbyterian New England Congregational Church in Saratoga Springs, NY on October 6, 2019. Making Room Presbyterian-New England Congregational Church Matthew 26:20-35 10/6/2019 It was a holiday weekend. Everybody was in town,…
When your routine is off.
I am a creature of routine. This shocks people, but it’s true. I wear the same four shirts over and over. I have two pairs of pants I wear almost every day, unless I wear shorts that day, when…
Power
Open Door Mennonite Church July 29, 2018 2 Samuel 11:1-17 (NRSV) In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab with his officers and all Israel with him; they ravaged the Ammonites,…
Don’t Be Afraid
Open Door Mennonite Church July 1, 2018 Mark 4:35-41 (NRSV) On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let us go across to the other side.” And leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them in the…
Saying goodbye to Carolina Beach
When we got married, we had no money. We spent a total of $300 on the wedding and reception, combined, and even that was incredibly stressful. Her ring came from a pawn shop. I didn’t have a ring for the…
A New Chapter
I remember it perfectly. It was October 25th, 2015. Renee and I were on a bench overlooking the French Broad River. I was wearing a black hoody against the chill, and the leaves were changing colors in a way that…
The world as it should be
Note: The following is the sermon I delivered this past Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Raleigh NC. It is also a pretty good example of applying a Christian humanist view to Christian Scripture. I bring greetings of Grace…
I am a Christian Humanist
This is something I wrote last year in response to a question I received on Facebook. It got lost in the website redesign, so I republished it here. – HH Him: I was reading your posts, and I wondered what…