October 22, 2018 Peg Weissbrod
The day after I gave my first sermon as a church intern, I went sky-diving. I found jumping out of an airplane to be a lot easier than walking into a pulpit. So, will you please pray with me… Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: 2pac, courage, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Esther, fear, Freeman Hrabowski, Khalil, Mordecai, star, Starr, The Hate U Give, witnessOctober 25, 2015 Peg Weissbrod
In my Bible the little paragraph heading over the lectionary Gospel Lesson for today reads “The Healing of Blind Bartimaeus.” At first glance that’s what the story seems to be about—a blind beggar sitting by the side of the road, calling out to Jesus and having his sight restored. It’s a riveting tale of a marginalized, disabled person who, courageous in Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Bartimaeus, blessings, blind, commitment, courage, faith, fear, healing, love, Mark 10, Psalm 34, sight, Son of David, the Jesus Prayer, trust, visionary