by The Rev. J.C. Austin | Jun 11, 2023
“There is no ‘I’ in team.” It’s a classic sports cliché, reminding us that just as the word “team” does not have the letter “i” in it, the concept of a team doesn’t have a focus on the individual. If you focus on your own performance, you are inevitably letting the...
by The Rev. J.C. Austin | Jun 4, 2023
“Oi, mate; is this you?” U.S. football coach Ted Lasso is sitting on a plane winging its way towards Britain from the United States when a young, smug, English hipster approaches and shows him a paused video of Ted dancing ridiculously with a huge smile on his face,...
by Rev. Suzanne Trump | May 30, 2023
The Rev. Suzanne Trump shares this outline of her sermon: Acts 2:1-21 Text Focus Sentence: Pentecost was a Jewish harvest festival that marked the fiftieth day after Passover. Luke portrays the Holy Spirit being poured out upon the disciples before the gathered and...
by The Rev. J.C. Austin | May 21, 2023
When I was serving at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City, I decided to do an adult education series on “Christ Figures in Film,” and we did sessions on Luke from Cool Hand Luke, E.T. from E.T. the Extraterrestrial, and Andy from The Shawshank...
by The Rev. J.C. Austin | May 14, 2023
The mother of a friend of mine is a brilliant pastry chef in the grand Southern tradition, producing insanely sweet and luscious desserts: pecan pie, sweet potato pie, Mississippi Mud Pie (which, take my word for it, tastes a LOT better than it sounds), and so on....
by The Rev. J.C. Austin | May 7, 2023
Last Monday, my son Liam officially accepted admission to Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service to pursue his undergraduate degree. I’m telling you this, in part, because unlike most parents, I have access to both a microphone and a crowd to shout it to,...
