June 30, 2013 Peg Weissbrod
These are the familiar opening lines from Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities. Dickens’ words describing 18th century England could easily describe the current climate in our nation. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Sermon Archives | No Comments »June 23, 2013 Peg Weissbrod
Patrick Davis, founder and director of Scars and Bars, shared his faith journey and prison ministry with us this morning.
Posted in Sermon Archives | No Comments »June 16, 2013 Peg Weissbrod
It was a Sunday night several weeks ago. I was driving somewhere. I turned on the radio and went to punch the dial to hear if the Indians won (yeah right) but I punched wrong and got a station that was broadcasting a church service. The preacher and Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Sermon Archives | No Comments »June 9, 2013 Peg Weissbrod
Last week I invited you to send me sermon ideas: a favorite verse or a question. That will teach me to be careful what I ask for – because there were some great ones – keep it up! Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Sermon Archives | No Comments »June 2, 2013 Peg Weissbrod
I continue to take my walks in the park each morning. You see the same people doing their morning exercise; two women friends walking and talking; they always smile and say “Good morning” as we pass. One guy walking the dog, Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Sermon Archives | No Comments »May 26, 2013 Peg Weissbrod
Trinity Sunday. Red, white and blue. Bacon, egg and cheese biscuit. And the greatest combination of all: Vizquel to Alomar to Thome. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Sermon Archives | No Comments »May 12, 2013 Peg Weissbrod
We have a beautiful, evocative Scripture lesson this morning: Jesus, at one of his last times with the disciples, praying that all may be one, unified. Isn’t that wonderful. Well, last Saturday, I was one of 80 or so that gathered in our Fellowship Hall to hear Jim Atwood speak about gun violence and gospel values. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Sermon Archives | No Comments »May 5, 2013 Peg Weissbrod
The location for both Scripture lessons this morning is the city of Jerusalem. The first is a story of a healing inside the gate of Jerusalem at the five porticoed pool of Beth-zatha. The second is a vision of what Jerusalem will become: a beautiful city where there will be no beggars, no sickness, no tears. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Sermon Archives | No Comments »April 28, 2013 Peg Weissbrod
A week ago Friday, Deanne and I awoke at 3:30am in order to get to the airport for a 6:00am flight to California to see our daughter Meg. As you can imagine we were very excited. So, when we got to the counter and were told that our flight was cancelled due to weather in Chicago, we were, to put it mildly, disappointed. We were desperate enough to head down the concourse to another airline to price other flights. United’s $1,600 per seat, slapped us into reality! Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Sermon Archives | No Comments »April 14, 2013 Peg Weissbrod
The Archbishop Desmond Tutu said:
“We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven.
God has a soft spot for sinners.
His standards are quite low.”
God’s standards are quite low. And that is good news for all of us. Read the rest of this entry »
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