December 19, 2014 Peg Weissbrod
December 21, 2014 Festival of Lessons and Carols
Posted in Worship, Worship Bulletins | No Comments »December 14, 2014 Peg Weissbrod
When our son Jack was almost two–sometime during the first few months of our coming to Cleveland – he would, while sitting in his car seat, all of a sudden point straight ahead, indicating that there was something up in the sky, and utter “Uh!” We’d look to where he was pointing, but neither Deanne nor I would see anything.
“Uh!” Clearly he saw something we did not. After several moments of staring at the sky, we’d finally catch on that there was a plane up in the sky he was focusing on. But these planes he noticed were never obvious if you only looked.
No, the planes he pointed to were the tiniest specks on the blue sky, pin-pricks on the heavens. In fact, they were invisible, unless you were really attentive – or a two-year-old child. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Sermon Archives, Worship | No Comments »December 12, 2014 Peg Weissbrod
Posted in Worship, Worship Bulletins | No Comments »December 7, 2014 Peg Weissbrod
What you just heard are the very first verses of the Gospel of Mark. That is how this gospel begins. No manger scene, no baby Jesus, no Mary mild, no Joseph, no shepherds, no angels, no star gazers and visitors. Just John the Baptist, wild-eyed holy man of the desert, yelling at people to Repent and Prepare for the coming of the Lord. Read the rest of this entry »
December 5, 2014 Peg Weissbrod
Posted in Worship, Worship Bulletins | No Comments »November 30, 2014 Peg Weissbrod
Benjamin Franklin once opined: “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” If you are a Christian in a congregation that follows the lectionary – the proscribed readings for the liturgical year – you can be certain you’ll hear the passage in Mark 13: 24-37 or something like it on the first Sunday of Advent. Read the rest of this entry »
November 16, 2014 Peg Weissbrod
Sometimes, when you are writing a letter, or an email, or a note to the kids and you want to emphasize a point, such as “BE SURE TO WALK THE DOG,” or “THAW THE SALMON,” what do you do? You use capital letters, you underline, perhaps, you write in a different color. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Sermon Archives, Worship | No Comments »November 9, 2014 Peg Weissbrod
What a wonderful day today is. We have received 12 new members and baptized a father and two of his children (LaDon, Zen and Lyric). Spouse Shannon and daughter Lotus took this step a few months ago. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Sermon Archives, Worship | No Comments »November 2, 2014 Peg Weissbrod
We are five chapters into our study of the book of Galatians. 70 people have been studying Paul’s letter in small groups on Sunday mornings. For five weeks, you have been hearing this letter preached. At this point, we hope you’re starting to like and appreciate Paul! Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Sermon Archives, Worship | No Comments »November 1, 2014 Peg Weissbrod
If you weren’t in church last Sunday then you missed the stand-up Stewardship comedy routine of Don and Betty Clark. There’s a summary below, but all the jokes have been removed, so you owe it to yourself to click through to the link below for the full 6 minute audio version.
Claiming to be “the new kids on the block,” Don and Betty said they found Forest Hill Church on a day when we forgot to lock the back door. They were warmly greeted in a way they’d never seen in a church before and have been here ever since.
They said they came for the music, stayed for the preaching, and found lots of interesting things to get involved in, from the hot meals program, to Family Promise, Haiti, GCC, and Don’s favorite: education. They participated in all the Boulevard School activities, with Don insisting, “If you haven’t tutored, you haven’t lived.”
They mentioned many more things they loved about Forest Hill. But since they claimed Peter Williams paid them big bucks to remind us “It’s pledge time again!” they encouraged us all to pledge generously.
And they closed by thanking Forest Hill Church for being who we are, for welcoming “two old people,” and for being the kind of church that they are proud to say—to anyone interested— “Come and see! Come and see what Forest Hill is.”
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