These are some difficult days, aren’t they, Caldwell? War rages in Ukraine. Insurgencies and civil wars flare up on nearly every continent. Refugees wonder where they will find refuge. Fears surge. Covid numbers are dropping… or are they? Inflation. It’s all too much. What do we do now? We continue to make and walk this …
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That’s what the angel said to the shepherds in the second chapter of Luke. That’s what our little angels reminded us of in our recent Christmas pageant. Jesus was born. Savior. Messiah. Lord. Promised One. Miraculously conceived. Humbly born. Wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger. Love was born in Bethlehem. Joy was born …
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Caldwell, this is a special week. For the first time in a long time, many of us will gather with family and friends to spend time eating, drinking, and giving thanks to God for our blessings. The past twenty months have been challenging on many levels – but we are still here. Despite the world’s …
One of the highlights of my childhood every year was the church picnic. The church I attended until I was 12 years old was just a few blocks from Prospect Park, the enormous park in the middle of Brooklyn, New York. One Saturday morning every year, congregation members would gather at the church, pack up …
The world is on fire. And flooding. And fighting Covid. And fighting extremism. It’s all too much. Too much. So, dearly beloved child of God, it’s time for you to turn your attention in a different direction. I am requesting that after you read this blog, you turn off your phone or tablet or computer …
The world is on fire. Wildfires ravage vast swaths of the west coast. Record heat threatens to ignite more fires. Covid numbers are flaring. So are violence, fear, and political unrest around the world – and here at home. Floodwaters roll through China and India and Germany and places in our nation as well. There …
Friends, this is the beautiful Tuesday that the Lord has made. I pray that we can all rejoice and be glad in it. We are here. We are alive. Here in Charlotte, we are basking in sunlight and warmth. We are seeing flowers bloom and trees blossom. Thanks be to God. I don’t know about …
Psalm 118:24 says, “This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” What a day this is! Here in Charlotte, after many days of rain and gray skies, the sun is shining. Squirrels are scampering. Birds are chirping. We are alive. If you are reading this, then …
How can this be? It seems that we have only just put our Advent wreaths and Christmas decorations away, and here we are entering Lent. Just a few short weeks ago, we marveled and worshiped as “those who dream,” and now we are preparing ourselves to be among those who mourn the passion and death …
I have a friend who posts those smile-inducing and encouraging words on her social media pages on the first day of each month. It seems like a light-hearted, even silly way to begin each month – except it’s not. With all that has happened in the past year, not only related to Covid, but also …
