by Rev. Suzanne Trump | Sep 1, 2024
The last time that I preached I talked about an ancient Jewish ritual where you enter the Temple and walk to the right if you are feeling pretty good. But if you are heartbroken, you enter on the left and walk face those who are doing ok When they encounter the...
by Rev. Dr. Richard Smith | Aug 25, 2024
Years ago, I attended a retreat and arrived early at the Monastery. I was looking around and found some sheep in a fenced in field, so I thought I’d go make some friends. I pulled up some grass, went to the fence, clicked my tongue, some sheep lifted their heads and...
by Rev. Lindsey Altvater Clifton | Aug 18, 2024
Wake Forest religion professor Dr. Mary Foskett sets the scene for our text: “In today’s reading, the writer of the letter to the Hebrews addresses a community needing to hear that it belongs. Seemingly having grown weary of the Christian life and perhaps worn by...
by Rev. Suzanne Trump | Aug 11, 2024
Preaching text: Romans 5: 1-5 It is said that more often than not, preachers preach to themselves We preach what we need to hear And today, I need hope I’ll bet that many of you are feeling the same way How can we have hope in the midst of everything going on in our...
by Rev. Rhonda Kruse | Aug 4, 2024
Every two years, presbyteries from across the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) send commissioners to a national gathering called the General Assembly. This year it happened in late June/early July in Salt Lake City. I’ve attended many GA gatherings, but I recognized a...
by The Rev. J.C. Austin | Jul 28, 2024
One of my friends in ministry posts the same thing almost every Thursday night. He, like me and many other pastors, takes Fridays as a day off in lieu of Sundays. But unlike me and many other pastors, he is extremely disciplined at actually doing so, regardless of how...
