Dear Caldwell, “Behold, I am making all things new.” – Isaiah 43 I pray that God’s word to the prophet give you life and hope in these hard days when our nation has the chance to change – and is changing. God’s promise to Isaiah has long been an assurance that God is faithfully at …
Dear Caldwell, Gail here. I hope and pray that you are healthy, happy, hopeful, and hanging on to God’s unchanging, powerful hand. In spite of the fact that we can’t be together these days, I stand amazed at the ways in which you continue to be the church in the world and the church for …
Dear Caldwell, May the Lord be with you there …. Usually that is something we say to each other if we are about to part. Today, it’s what comes to mind as I think of you and as we remain apart, at least physically. We’re up to our hair follicles in events, happenings and news. …
Dear Caldwell, Have you noticed the proliferation of these new consumer services like “Car Shield” and “Home Shield” that promise to help you pay your car and home maintenance bills for a monthly fee? Easy, peasy and all that …. On Sunday, Gail told us about a different kind of promise and a different kind …
Dear Caldwell, This past Monday, John, Justin, and Anne joined more than one hundred other clergy people in Charlotte to participate in a “clergy die in.” The members of the Charlotte clergy community who are white laid down in front of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Government Center while clergy members of color remained on their feet. …
Dear Caldwell, Last Saturday, I called Miss Janie Lownes, one of Caldwell’s senior saints, to wish her a happy 90th birthday. During our conversation, she told me about an opportunity she had to speak to the Caldwell congregation several years ago following a surgery she had undergone. She recalled telling the congregation, “Don’t take Caldwell …
Dear Caldwell, In 1963, amidst the Birmingham campaign for civil rights, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote one of his most popular books, titled Strength to Love. We borrow from that title this week as we look ahead with all of you to this weekend. We look to the Holy Spirit on this Pentecost Sunday for …
Arrangements for Leroy Stinson The family of Leroy Stinson will gather for a family-only homegoing service Saturday at 1 p.m. at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church on Baxter Avenue with Rev. John Cleghorn officiating. It is unclear as of now whether that service will be available online via video or audio. The family will receive visitors …
Hey Caldwell, It’s Anne writing to you today. I really love anticipation, don’t you? Looking forward to events, plans with others, even the date of a show I want to see (Hamilton the movie coming to the small screen on July 3!) is a delight. And the opposite – having nothing to look forward to …
Dear Caldwell, We’re off to an early start for the week in our life together. Please review these updates and may the Lord be with you through the week. Gail will be examined on “the floor” of tomorrow’s Presbytery meeting as a last step in her preparation for ministry under the governance of the Presbyterian …
