June 19, 2017
Once, you weren’t you. A long time ago, there was one thing. That one thing that became many. The one thing was still one, but it became complex and differentiated in an explosion of creativity. Through this, stars were born, galaxies started to swirl, and planets were formed. On one particular planet, this stardust started… Read More »
June 11, 2017
Someone once asked me, “What’s it like to be a pastor?” “It’s a mess,” I said. I didn’t think about my reply, it came out before I could think. The other person was shocked into silence. I tend to do these things, shock people with honesty. I gathered my wits and said, “It’s a beautiful… Read More »
June 4, 2017
The Reverend Quinn Caldwell shares the story of one of our spiritual ancestors, Samuel Sewall, in his 2014 UCC Lent devotional. Samuel Sewall was one of the judges who condemned so-called witches to death in Salem in the 1700s. Eventually, he became convinced he’d made a terrible mistake, so he later wrote a public confession… Read More »
May 28, 2017
When I studied abroad in Leipzig, Germany one summer in college, we took several trips to cities around the country. On one particular trip we toured the city of Weimar with a group of German students. We had a great time joking around as we toured the Bauhaus museum that morning. The Bauhaus was a… Read More »
May 21, 2017
Max Lucado tells a wonderful parable in his book “Outlive Your Life.” Once upon a time, unfavorable winds blow a ship of course. The ship is in uncharted waters of the South Seas. The captain steers the ship toward six islands. The captain orders the men to drop anchor, and then goes ashore. He is… Read More »
May 14, 2017
John 14 is a foundational text for me. It is a bedrock of my theology. Parts of it are familiar to us, but you might hear something new. And that might make you uncomfortable or even angry. That’s okay. We’ll talk about that. John 14 is situated in the Farewell Discourses which start in here… Read More »
