by Rev. Cynthia Leslie Simmons | Aug 22, 2021
Listen Esau and Jacob were twins, but they were nothing alike in appearance or temperament. Esau was an outdoorsman – a hunter – and since his father Isaac enjoyed eating the game Esau brought home, Esau was his father’s favorite son. Jacob, on the other...
by Carol Burns | Aug 15, 2021
Listen Last weekend I attended a concert at Musikfest. The band appearing was a band that played songs by Billy Joel. I must say they were very good, and the concert was most enjoyable. We found seats close to the stage, and our seats gave us a bird’s eye view...
by Carol Burns | Aug 8, 2021
Listen By The Rev. J.C. Austin “There’s a difference between hearing and listening.” That philosophical statement comes not from Jesus, nor Confucius, nor Will Rogers, nor Mark Twain; it comes from the early-90s movie, White Men Can’t Jump. The movie itself is...
by Carol Burns | Aug 1, 2021
Listen By The Rev. J.C. Austin Just in case the sign plastered to the pulpit here was too subtle for you, the word for this week’s sermon in our “Good Word” series is “believe.” Back when we asked you, the congregation, for words that you’d like to hear...
by Carol Burns | Jul 25, 2021
Listen By The Rev. Lindsey Altvater Clifton A number of years ago, there was a fascinating national survey conducted by a research group. The question they asked participants was simply: “What word or phrase do you most long to hear?” Unsurprisingly, the top response...
by Carol Burns | Jul 18, 2021
Listen By The Rev. J.C. Austin “I ask you for justice.” That sounds like a prayer, a desperate petition for justice from someone who has been wronged, has exhausted all the worldly options for redress, and now has nowhere else to turn but to pray for some kind of...
