Have you ever travelled somewhere in caravan with a large group of people? The kind of caravan where multiple vehicles are required and the most important value is sticking together and all arriving at the destination. If you have ever tried to follow someone else, you might have come upon drivers who you had to…
Last month, I had breakfast over at the Corner Café, a place I have enjoyed many times. I greeted staff as I walked in, and they greeted me. However, it was not until I was getting ready to leave that I was fully known. Coming to the counter, the woman behind the counter looked straight…
In our world, the biggest questions we ask as a people are “Who is God?” and “Who am I?” You haven’t asked those questions? Let’s take a quick look at the news headlines today. Earthquake Rattles Oklahoma and Dangerous Days ask the questions. Why controls the earth and sky, wind and waves? Does God send…
This morning is the last in our series of songs requested by the congregation: Music and God sightings: theology hidden in our midst. In this series, we have heard about Amazing Grace from Pastor Shirley, Breathe from Jamie Lindtner. I have shared from One Day, I want to Live, and now, Precious Lord, take my…
We had been home about 3 days when the fog began to lift just enough for me to realize that there had been a fog in the first place. No one quite described for me the full emotional and physical exhaustion of giving birth. It was evening when we were putting Alisabeth down to sleep…
Music is our shared story. Just like with our children, we can begin a line of music and so many can answer back the next line. We shared the shared story of lyrics that give voice to our experiences and remind us of who we are when we have forgotten. This morning is our second…
A young doctor was just setting up his first office when his secretary told him there was a man to see him. The doctor wanted to make a good first impression by having the man think he was successful and very busy. He told his secretary to show the man in. At that moment, the…
Turn Around and Try Again One way roads in places I do not know well are the bane of my existence. In the last month, I have been in Lancaster city twice, once for our Annual Conference, and this last week for our Jurisdictional Conference. Lancaster has many one-way roads. I wanted every road to…
Second Chance for Them?? When I was a little girl, we had a game called Simon. Popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the game would show a pattern, you were to follow the pattern. If you got it right, you were given the next pattern with an additional tone. If you got it…
A minister told his congregation, “Next week I plan to preach about the sin of lying. To help you understand my sermon, I want you all to read Mark 17.” The following Sunday, as he prepared to deliver his sermon, the minister asked for a show of hands. He wanted to know how many had…