April 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, uncertaintyJune 5, 2016 Peg Weissbrod
I don’t doubt for a moment that Jesus brought the son of the widow of Nain back to life. Jesus was reported to be a wonder worker, a healer – and the gospels relate several occasions when Jesus brought a dead person back to life. After all, our Christian faith’s foundation is resurrection. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Back in Business, change the world, communion, community, compassion, criticism, cynicism, hope, life-giving, Luke 7, mission, no commitment, power, prophetic, resurrection, truthApril 17, 2016 Peg Weissbrod
Tags: Acts 9, church planting, Dorca, on the move, Peter, resurrection, TabithaApril 10, 2016 Peg Weissbrod
Last week it was Thomas. This week Peter has his one-on-one with Jesus. And it’s time to deal with the 24,000 pound elephant in the room – Peter’s denial. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: beach, Bombeck, breakfast, Buechner, conversation, do you love me, Easter, face to face, feed my sheep, fish, ginosko, guilt, Jesus, John 21, knowing, oida, Peter, reconciliation, remorse, resurrection, shameMarch 27, 2016 Peg Weissbrod
Happy Easter…Christ has risen! He has risen indeed! Alleluia! For over 2,000 years Christians have proclaimed that! Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Alanis Morissette, cracked open, crazy, dying, Easter, free, life after death, Luke 24, resurrectionJanuary 10, 2016 Peg Weissbrod
One of my first baptisms after being called to Forest Hill was for a little girl, perhaps 2 or 3 years old. Her parents were stationed overseas, moved a lot, and had not found a church – Forest Hill had been their home church and so when the parents felt moved to baptize their child it was here that they came.Well, this little girl wanted no part of me, or of getting wet. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Acts 8, baptism, beloved child of God, churchy, claim, community, energize, GCC, growth, identity, Labre, Luke 3, promises, restore, resurrection, rite of passageApril 12, 2009 Peg Weissbrod
Fear makes you do funny things. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Acts 10, Easter, faith, fear, Mark 16, resurrection
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