Dear Caldwell, Popular culture runs on all kinds of time frames, most of which have less and less to do with God and faith. We view Monday as the real start of the week. We mark Wednesday as ‘hump-day,’ the half-way point to the weekend. By Friday we’re thinking about the weekend, then the blur …
Dear Caldwell, One of the things our denomination does best is disaster relief – being the hands and feet of Christ to those in urgent need. You can help in the Philippines through information and links below, from the PCUSA Disaster Relief mission office. Our prayers are with you Lord our God, be the provider …
Dear Caldwell, “Prayer changes us.” Among many other much-needed, healing words we heard in worship today, those from Rev. Betty Meadows touched many today. As one of our favorite gospel songs goes, we all are “standing in the need of prayer.” There are so many prayers on so many topics we can think of, all …
Dear Caldwell, We are in for a blessing this Sunday – make that multiple blessings! Special guest Betty Meadows, the top regional Presbyterian official, will preach for us. She arrived in Charlotte just six months ago and has been hard at work visiting churches and getting to know congregations and their ministries. She will bring …
Dear Caldwell, After Sunday comes Monday, when we take our faith into the world. What a rich worship service we had yesterday as fuel for the journey. Somehow, we squeezed 200 people into Belk Hall for a multi-dimensional approach to All Saints Day! A few follow-ups: 1. Mustard Seed Experience tonight – tonight at 6:00 …
Dear Caldwell, This Sunday we will celebrate All Saints Day in connection, as we have done for several years, with the Latino tradition of the Day of the Dead/Día de los Muertos. We blend these traditions to recognize that we follow in a long line of saints and souls who have served the church and, …
Dear Caldwell, I suspect I am not the only one among us feeling a bit of afterglow from last weekend. So many helped prepare Belk Hall for worship, where a new perspective enlightened our approach to God and each other. Then, about two dozen folks kept going to Blue Branch Presbyterian Church in Sharon, SC, …
Dear Caldwell, Funny how our Lord seems to work things out as very much an “on-time” God. Last Saturday, as I wrote in the October issue of the newsletter, Bread of Life moved the last of its items out of Belk Hall (our gym-a-torium) as that congregation begins life with another congregation. Sunday, we will …
Dear Caldwell, We are in for a weekend of “covenants of the heart.” Tomorrow at 4:30 all are invited to the joyful union of Sheena Bossie and David Ashley. They are so gracious to include us. The choir will offer some of our favorites and we will give thanks for God’s providential pairing of these …
Dear Caldwell, Yesterday I had the privilege of attending a “Clergy Appreciation” luncheon hosted by a company where one of our members works. When someone from the company asked me which employee I was “attached to,” I told her and she immediately said, “Faithful! He is faithful in his work and teamwork with others.” I …
