Archive for May 2013

Mother’s Day, Pine Valley Christian Church, Rev. David Hansen When I was thinking about today, my mind went to Aretha Franklin for some reason and to that scene in the movie Blues Brothers. If  you know the movie, you know the scene. Momma Aretha is running her dinner when the brothers show up. They tell her that…

Mother’s Day is coming. For many of us this is a special day to honor and celebrate our mothers and thank them for the love they shared and showered upon us. For many us Mother’s Day is a not so pleasant reminder of the mother who was not there for us. In respect for the…

Message  ~  R-E-S-P-E-C-T    Scripture ~   Psalm 96   Chalice Hymnal # 748 Speaker ~  Rev. David Hansen

Last Sunday, in my Earth Day sermon, I mentioned the name of James Lovelock , a co-founder of Gaia Theory. This theory is changing the way we think about our planet. The basic premise seems simple enough: the earth is a living system. Gaia Theory teaches that our planet is a self-regulating, life-creating, life-sustaining, network…