It will likely become apparent as I preach that I’ve been reading James Lawson’s memoir “Nonviolent”. In February 1958, Rev. Lawson began to meet almost pastorally with the Little Rock Nine. These black teenagers integrated Central High School dealing with constant abuse from white parents and students. Lawson wrote: “(W)hen a child is being threatened […]
Monthly Archives: October 2026
Across 66 chapters, Isaiah paints powerful prophetic word pictures. One of those images in verse 8 helps set the setting for the state of the nation: “And daughter Zion is left like a booth in a vineyard, like a shelter in a cucumber field,like a besieged city.” Imagine Solomen’s Temple and David’s Palace, the intricate […]
Today, we are so blessed to worship together with our Golden Triangle Congregation, a group of our members who worship most weeks in the chapel at 10:30 am in the Karen language. I am grateful for Pastor Sandy Sakrapante, who founded and leads this community and for Hia Htoo who will translate the sermon. Hai […]
Our beautiful opening prayer asked us to ponder: What is the mind of Jesus? How is God at work in us? There is so much going on between Palm Sunday it is easy to miss how John’s Gospel describes the mind of Christ. Only John tells how “Jesus got up from the table, hung up […]
