Many of us remember the Beach Boys “Good vibrations” song that was popular around the same time as “Turn, turn, turn.” “I’m picking up good vibrations”—Are you? Are you creating…
There are many different visions of the future. Sometimes the future seems fearful and we fear we are going towards a national dictatorship, and that there are wars and mangled…
“In actions and in truth.” Powerful words with the emphasis being on the last word today – Truth. But trust is hard to restore once lost. Saying, “I’m sorry is…
The scripture we heard was about the disciples’ third time of seeing Jesus after the resurrection. The scene takes place at least a week after the resurrection, and after Jesus…
In the story of Jesus’ passion walk through the streets, his punishments, his legal trials, illegal trials, to the cross and beyond to the grave and the resurrection, women played…
Have you ever candled an egg? If you have laying hens and a rooster you have to look at eggs to see if they are fertile, have a chick embryo…
Reading In 1981, the wife of John Shelby Spong, noted Progressive Theologian and Episcopal priest, was diagnosed with metastatic cancer and given a prognosis of two years. Immediately people all…
This job has some light times and fun times involved with it. One of my fun jobs this past month has been researching children’s materials that are Quaker and about…
The poem read by Mike this morning has great relevance in today’s adversarial climate. Remember when we were taught to keep things civil, just talk about the weather. Well, we…
The scripture Joe just read has an amazing word in it for fellowship. They were setting up a society that was simple, peaceful, had integrity, was equal, communal and with…