Meditation on the life and witness of Rev. Charles MacDonald / February 5, 2021 / Myers Park Presbyterian Church / Text: Isaiah 43, selected verses It only makes sense that Charlie would have us hear the words of the prophet Isaiah today. I’m not sure what it would have been like to meet the old …
Dear Caldwell, God has always called some to speak God’s truth. Sometimes we even listen. In the weeks ahead, as part of Black history month, we are invited to hold focus on two prophets at the same time. On Sunday night, all interested can join in reading and discussing the last book written by Rev. …
Dear Caldwell, Tomorrow, our nation makes a turn. We turn from one presidential administration to the other. Of course, it is far more than that. As people of faith, we go to bed tonight with prayers that we as a national people will turn from these days of “alternative truths,” bitter division, violent and once-unimaginable …
Dear Caldwell, One of my favorite old hymns offers these prayerful words: “Grant us wisdom, Grant us courage for the facing of this hour, for the living of these days.” That is my prayer for all of us and our nation amidst anxious hours and days in this time of transition of our nation and …
Dear Church, Tomorrow is Epiphany in our walk of faith. It brings to close the Christmas season and provides a bridge into what the church calendar calls “ordinary time” that leads to Lent in mid-February. For such a big idea – that of “epiphany” as an awakening, a realization that the Divine is breaking through …
Dear Caldwell, Happy New Year! I pray you and those closest to you have found in these days of Christmas both hope and renewal as we receive again God’s greatest gift, Emanuel, God with us in Christ Jesus. We are, on the church calendar, still in the “12 days of Christmas,” so it’s not a …
Dear Caldwell, It’s quiet here at the church on a blustery and rainy Christmas Eve, fitting it would seem for this year. But nothing can stop the victorious celebration in the hours to come, as told told in an Advent hymn by the name above: Watchman tell us of the night, what its signs of …
Dear Caldwell, As I touched on last Sunday, the joy we usually reach for in Advent may seem a bit out of reach for our faith family this year. Our losses have been so great, our grief so deep, made even deeper by the fact that we have not been able to gather face to …
Rocky Ground, A Time For Lament, Caldwell Kids and More Read More »
Dear Caldwell, The phrase above comes from the prophet Isaiah (53.3) and has always stuck with me. Surely, it describes our shared experience as a faith community in this mean year. We are, indeed, too acquainted with grief. By now you may have heard that our friend, elder, leader, champion and chief peace-passing big hugger …
Dear Caldwell, Each page of the journal I use for my work notes offers a brief scripture. Today’s offering reads: “I can do all things through Christ ….” (Philippians 4:13) OK, God. I know this in my heart. But forgive me if “all things” seems like too much, especially today as we all digest the …
