Yesterday, our congregation held its annual celebration honoring Independence Day: the 4th of July Pick Nick! In years past, way back in the mists of time (aka: before I arrived) this annual event was held on the church property. However, three years ago, a parishioner volunteered her home and property for this event. She lives in an old…
Sermon for Pentecost 2A July 3, 2011 Zechariah 9:9-12, Psalm 145, Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Several years ago I assisted with a large scale church production which could have rivaled that of Hollywood but was modestly called Vacation Bible School. In this VBS, it was my job to help portray several bible stories with little skits…
It was not the best day. It was Trinity Sunday and I felt highly incompetent trying to ‘explain’ the unexplainable in a sermon. If you ever want to have your intellect humbled, try to explain the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, one God, The Holy Trinity without committing heresy and do so in under fifteen…
Came across an article here about a young man who was escorted out of a worship service because his “disability” became a “distraction.” Worth a read and a ponder. It is interesting that I came across this article now because I’ve been thinking about just this kind of issue as of late. The intern I…
A few posts back I wrote about the amazing painting that was created during the offering at the NC Synod assembly. This is a video of the creation of that painting.
Shepherdess Writes 