Dear Caldwell, As the week winds to a close, I am continually grateful for all the MANY ways you demonstrate your discipleship. Even as the clock strikes 5 PM on a Friday, a committee is meeting down the hall working on our ministries with our Latino/a neighbors. Your commitment – in so many directions – never …
Dear Caldwell, On Sunday morning, we thought and prayed together about what it means to be “kin” to each other and to the Almighty through Christ, all as members of the “KINg-Dom” of God. (If you want to know more, Sunday’s sermon is on our website at http://www.caldwellpresby.org/docs/sermons2012/120819_mysterykin-dom.pdf ) Later that afternoon, we gathered again as …
Dear Caldwell, Jesus gave us metaphors for what the kingdom of God and the kingdom of heaven are like. I see so many small glimpses of the kingdom in the life of this congregation every week. Yet one more came this week as so many of you responded generously to help Kevin, Tovi and Ellen Martin …
Dear Caldwell, Tomorrow will be a joyously busy day at Caldwell: Before worship, breakfast and devotion with our neighbors from Caldwell House starting at 8:30 (prep starts at 7:00) and Sunday School in the Shelby Room, entering a second week of study of the importance of “sabbath” in our lives. In worship, we welcome new …
Dear Caldwell, Two things: First, I hope you have on your calendar this Sunday’s Gospel concert, a benefit for individuals and families affected by MS. This is always uplifting and informative and is our own act of solidarity for those affected by MS in our congregation. Please note that it is at 4 p.m. in our …
Dear Caldwell, In last Sunday’s newspapers in Charlotte and Tampa, several clergy from both cities signed a letter that represents our common prayer for the upcoming political conventions. I thought I would share it here and invite you to join us in it as these important events approach. The Conventions: A Common Witness from the …
Dear Caldwell, Having been away last week, it was a blessing to be back in the midst of this unique and called community of believers. Veronica reminded us in her message, the epistles of New Testament are full of descriptions of the church as “the body of Christ.” As we are so surrounded by the demeaning, divisive, “us …
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Dear Caldwell, As I write, I am caught between the myriad stories and feelings that came with today’s service to celebrate the life of Jimmy Todd … and the promise of worshipping again on Sunday morning. First, a word about Sunday morning. Tianna Butler, our Davidson College intern, will conclude her internship with us with her …
Dear Caldwell, Today we are all getting used to the world without our friend Jimmy Todd, each in our own way. Fred Powers, for example, came to ring the church bell in Jimmy’s honor, knowing how much that bell tower meant to his buddy. God is present to each of us in our remembering. I …
Dear Caldwell, Charlotte has a reputation for its often non-sensical pattern of streets and intersections. Where else could you stand at the corner of Queens and Queens and Providence and Providence? Yesterday, God seemed to add to the humor when a rainbow appeared over much of South Charlotte. I happened to be on Providence Road at the time …
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