So, I must admit that I am guilty. I find it easy to be caught up in the maddening maze of voices peddling hate and intolerance; I find it natural to scream back and in doing so I escalate the volume and intensify the hate and intolerance. It creates anxiety, causes stress, and frankly, makes...
Year: 2019
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A Few Things that Matter
What kind of clothes are we wearing? I am keenly aware that it is becoming more and more difficult to tell the Christ-followers in our society from the non Christ-followers. I grew up in a denomination where how you dressed and wore your hair was indicative of what church you attended. I discovered, later in...
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Lyrical Beauty
This week’s readings in the One Year Bible featured Psalm 85. This Psalm is a beautiful song of trust and gratitude. But nestled about half way through this particular song is two language-loaded and hope-filled verses: “Unfailing love and truth have met together. Righteousness and peace have kissed! Truth springs up from the earth,and righteousness...
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Patience with difficult people. Seriously?
I read these words in the 2nd Letter to Timothy this week: “Again, I say, do not get involved in foolish, ignorant arguments that only start fights. The Lord’s servants must not quarrel but must be kind to everyone.” (2 Timothy 22:23-24a) Those words pricked my heart. (Let me explain what I mean by “pricked my heart.” ...
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“Away from send” otherwise known as FORGIVENESS
The following thoughts are from Guest Blogger: Steven Stillwell. A very thought provoking service and discussion again took place this past Sunday under Pastor Ken’s leadership of “churching” in a different style. The topic of the day: forgiveness. All the considerations and even all the ways we go about forgiving, right through varying degrees to...
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There Is No Place Like Home
When Dorothy famously clicked the heels of her ruby red slippers and said, “There’s no place like home,” we all knew exactly what she meant. We knew it even if the actual house in which we were raised was anything but a home. Innate within our being and sown into the fabric of who we...
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You’re Home!
The following words are from the pen of our friend, Kim Lee. I hope you find comfort in these words, as I did. I had the privilege of hearing the Reverend Syngman Rhee speak at Covenant Presbyterian Church, years ago. He was a remarkable man. Born in Pyongyang in 1931, he fled his homeland as...
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Fear Not! Seriously, Fear Not!
“The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them. O taste and see that the LORD is good; happy are those who take refuge in the LORD.” Psalm 34:7-8 I remember as a child, my parents would kneel beside my bed with my brother and me saying our night time...
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What Else is There to Talk About?
Kim Lee, Director of Children's and Family Ministries at Selwyn Avenue Presbyterian Church shares her views on Religion and Politics.
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Talk Less About Jesus
“SERIOUSLY?” By three o’clock that Sunday afternoon, I had reread the text message half a dozen times. Each time, discouragement shrouded me like a well-fitted pall expertly knitted together with strong cords of anger. I knew the words were well-intended, but having them appear on the screen of my phone that particular Sunday shook my...
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