May 20, 2018 Peg Weissbrod
The foot bone’s connected to the leg bone,
The leg bone’s connected to the knee bone,
The knee bone’s connected to the thigh bone,
The thigh bone’s connected to the back bone,
The back bone’s connected to the neck bone,
The neck bone’s connected to the head bone,
Oh, hear the word of the Lord!
I remember a cassette tape that we played in the car when our kids were little. But the vision of the dry bones that Ezekiel had was no children’s tale. It is a vision of complete and utter desolation. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Sermon Archives, Worship | No Comments »May 13, 2018 Peg Weissbrod
Happy Mother’s Day. Having said that with absolute sincerity, I must admit that Mother’s Day is always a complicated day for me as both pastor and preacher. I’ve sat with too many women who’ve lost their mothers or children, or been unable, for any number of reasons, to have children, to see it as a one size fits all Sunday. I know other women who have been emotionally wounded by mothers whose own legacies of abuse or dysfunction were all they could pass on to their daughters.
Tags: 1 John 4: 7-19, Mother's Day, Psalm 139:1-18May 6, 2018 Peg Weissbrod
Several times, when Deanne and I lived in Scotland, we were invited to “Bide a wee.” Stay a little longer – have a wee dram before returning to the city. It was an expression of warm friendship and hospitality. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: beloved, Bide a wee, communion, community, friends, friendship, John 15: 7-17, prayer, trustApril 29, 2018 Peg Weissbrod
I agree with St. Francis that we should “preach the gospel at all times, and use words only when we have to.” But what do you say when you have to? How do you talk about your faith to those who ask–your children, a workmate, a person from another faith, or a complete stranger. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Acts 8: 26-40, evangelism, good newsApril 22, 2018 Peg Weissbrod
Last Monday night Richard and I were channel surfing in search of a baseball game. My dear husband gets very sad at the end of October and counts the days until Pitchers and Catchers, and even more importantly till Opening Day, which is a day of holy obligation in our household, complete with hot dogs, team tee shirts, and the ritual playing of Abbott and Costello’s “Who’s On First.” Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: climate change, Colossians 1: 15-20, Creation, dominion, earth care, Earth Day, Jean Rostand, Mark Powell, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Psalm 8, science, stewards, stewardship, Tierra Guinn Fletcher, wonderApril 15, 2018 Peg Weissbrod
Remember Marilyn Gifford? Many of you who joined this church 15 years ago did so because Marilyn Gifford stood at the Fellowship Hall entrance every Sunday and said “Good morning!” to you. And now Dene Young “womans” that post. How would we eat if Morag took her gift and left? Or if Nancy, Chuck, Dick, and Elspeth didn’t count the collection money? Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 1 Corinthians 12: 12-26, characteristics of leadership, Deacons, discernment, discover, equipping the saints, gifts, John 21: 15-17, leadership, leading, power, servant leadership, service, stewardship, talents, time, willingnessApril 8, 2018 Peg Weissbrod
Before I begin, I was speaking to the Pathways kids this morning, as a member of the Co-pastor Nominating Committee, to update them on our progress. I asked them to write some advice for our new Co-pastor, whoever she will be. As for preaching, they said: Don’t give wordy and seemingly endless sermons. Make them interesting, engage the audience. Make sad topics funny, no one wants to be too sad. Well, I can promise none of those, today, but I will do my best. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: doubt, Doubting Thomas, Easter, faith, fear, John 20: 19-31, love, resurrection, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Thomas, uncertaintyApril 1, 2018 Peg Weissbrod
Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! What a proclamation – it really does change everything. How we look at the world and our engagement in it. Just think: a small band of disciples absolutely devastated –the “show” was over, their leader crucified; they were in danger. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Chicago, ease on down, Easter, Emma Gonzalez, fear, Galilee, Ke-Shon Newman, move, move from fear to faith, ParklandMarch 25, 2018 Peg Weissbrod
Several weeks ago, Deanne and I hiked along the Slippery Rock Creek in McConnell’s State Park near Pittsburgh. The snowmelt and the rain caused the creek to run really fast – so much power coursing through the narrow passage. There were two kayakers who were brave – or stupid – enough to be on the creek that day. They had started from above the waterfall that powered a 19th century mill tourist stop. When we spoke with them, they were in an eddy near the bank, getting out of their kayaks so they could carry them below the waterfall into the really fast water – we are talking at least Class IV or maybe Class V in some spots. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Sermon Archives, Worship | No Comments »March 18, 2018 Peg Weissbrod
What has your experience of Lent been like so far? As some of you know, this is one of my favorite seasons in the church year. I love the fact that as we look deeply and intentionally into ourselves, study, pray, and do acts of justice and mercy we are reminded of those in the early church whose self-examination prepared them to join themselves to Christ in baptism on Holy Saturday, the day before Easter. Read the rest of this entry »
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