We are all thinking ahead to July 27th, not because that it is my birthday, which it is, but because this is the weekend that the ministerial candidate will be in town. There is a growing spirit of anticipation in the air. Naturally we are all curious and want to know about the candidate. I… Read more FROM OUR INTERIM PASTOR ~ PREPARING FOR JULY 27th
I wish everyone a blessed 4th of July weekend. It is a time to enjoy good company, be with family and friends, get outside, and give thanks for the heritage of freedom that we enjoy. I invite you to wear RED, WHITE and BLUE to Church on Sunday. Carry with you this weekend the following… Read more FROM OUR INTERIM PASTOR ~ A Prayer for the 4th of July
A few weeks ago I asked the congregation to give me some themes, texts, music or ideas that we could explore during the summer months when things get more informal. For me it’s a chance to leave the lectionary and explore other sources of faith and find new insights. My thanks to those who have… Read more FROM OUR INTERIM PASTOR ~
Friends, Sally and I had a great time celebrating the wedding of her sister Celeste and Scott, wishing them well as they begin their new life together, visiting friends in Annapolis and trekking around Washington, D.C. Since we and the people we were with were all from out of the area, we got lost a… Read more FROM OUR INTERIM PASTOR ~
As we prepare ourselves for this Father’s Day weekend I am mindful that an increasing number of children come from or grow up in single parent homes, too many children are in abusive situations, and domestic violence is all too prevalent. So this weekend we give thanks to all the people in our lives who… Read more FROM OUR INTERIM PASTOR ~
On Pentecost Sunday, we celebrate the birthday of the church. The story, told in chapter 2 of the Book of Acts, says that the disciples were all together in one place when there arose a strong wind that filled the house, and what seemed like tongues of fire came and rested on each of the… Read more FROM OUR INTERIM PASTOR ~ PENTECOST SUNDAY
Today, Thursday, I had the privilege of offering the following invocation for the 36th Annual AFL-CIO Community Services Conference: Gracious God, it is a privilege together in these days to celebrate the partnership between organized labor and the United Way. We ask for your blessing upon us for we need strong partnerships to build… Read more PASTOR’S PRAYER
Today, Thursday, I sent a Letter to the Editor of The Wichita Eagle in support of the proposed increase in the sales tax. I did not sign the letter as the Interim Pastor of PVCC, because I’m pretty sure we have members of the congregation with different points of view. In fact, normally I would… Read more FROM OUR INTERIM PASTOR
Last year about this time I was thinking of the musical Porgy and Bess and the song, “It’s summer time.” The fish are jump’n, the cotton is high and the liv’n is easy. People will soon be headed here and there in the coming months for long anticipated vacation trips, or welcoming the chance to… Read more FROM OUR INTERIM PASTOR
Bryan Stone, an Associate Dean of Boston University School of Theology, is leading a national research project called “Finding Faith Today.” His team is conducting basic research on how people come to faith as adults in the United States. The project has an interfaith component that will include people who have become adherents of all… Read more FROM OUR INTERIM PASTOR – Finding Faith Today