September 24, 2017 Peg Weissbrod
I need to start this sermon by making a confession. I did not come up with the title. My dear husband did. It’s one of the perks of being a clergy couple–we frequently talk about sermons and other aspects of our ministries over morning coffee. A few weeks ago as we were contemplating the lectionary texts for today Richard said, “I think a good title for a sermon on this text would be “Bread and Whine.” (And not the kind of wine you drink…) Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: abundance, bread, Exodus 16, faith, fear, gratitude, hunger, whine, wilderness, wineMarch 19, 2017 Peg Weissbrod
Two weeks ago, Ron Schmidt gave a Minute for Mission about caring and told a story about softball team members who carried a player from the opposing team who had just hit the game winning home run, but had injured her leg and couldn’t touch all the bases. Apparently if they had just left her in the dust their team would have won. But placing care and compassion above victory they showed themselves to be leaders; they showed themselves to be individuals that I want to trust. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: call, caring, commitment, faith-based organizing, Frederick Buechner, hunger, John 4: 7-42, John 4:7, leadership, motivation, nominating committee, ordination, risk, vocation, woman at the well
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