The deepest words of the wise man teach us the same as the whistle of the wind when it blows or the sound of the water when it is flowing.…
Sermons
"Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude." ~ A.A. Milne “Today I choose to live with gratitude…
Christmas Eve 2018 Every Moment is One by Quinn G. Caldwell Read by Rev. Margaret Beckman One of my favorite things about all the rituals and traditions attached to this…
This rich and complex collection of poems and stories reminds us once again of the enduring significance of the Christmas holiday among African Americans. We are allowed a glimpse into…
All around us the season seems to reach a standstill -- a point of repose. READING ~ “Can You Imagine” by Mary Oliver in Long Life: Essays and Other…
When we feel love and kindness towards others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace. ~…
The message of Hanukkah is to kindle the first light: to care, to be concerned, and to be uplifting to others. In the end, a little bit of light has…
As drops of rain that find each other and build to become a track, a rivulet, a stream, a river, a sea, so are we drawn together; so are we…
"When strangers sojourn with you in your land, you shall do them no wrong, the strangers who sojourn with you shall be to you as natives among you, and you…
“Clearly, the purpose of wealth is not security. The purpose of wealth is reckless generosity.” Joan Chittister, OSB and Archbishop Rowan Williams READING ~ Michael Durall, selections from The Almost…
