“There is no religious left and religious right. There is only a moral center. The scripture is very clear about where you have to be, to be in the moral center – you have to be on the side of the poor, the working, the sick, the immigrant.” – Rev. Dr. William Barber * *… Read more Moderator’s Corner 7/17/2022
Luke 10:25-37 Jim Crow, Jane Crow, and Love I want to focus on just one sentence in this well-known story of the lawyer’s question and Jesus’ telling the parable of the good Samaritan. Who is my neighbor? That may be the most important question we have today. Who is my neighbor? Michelle Alexander writes in… Read more Worship Reflection Sunday, July 10, 2022
“Most of the time, all you have is the moment, and the imperfect love of the people around you.” – Anne Lamott * * * * * * A big welcome our new Pine Valley members Jessica Carr and Gary Oyler! Both are enthusiastic and have creative ideas for our congregation moving forward. * *… Read more Moderator’s Corner 7/12/2022
Matthew 4: 18-24 Becoming When I was in grade school, I can remember practicing Civil Defense drills. Can any of you remember those days? Our teacher would tell us to get out of our chairs and crawl under our desks. This was how we were being taught to protect ourselves in case of a nuclear… Read more Worship Reflection, Sunday, July 3, 2022
“While God may not be subject to change, the human perception of God is; and history, even the history of the Bible, is the story of the ever-changing human perceptions of God.” – John Shelby Spong * * * * * * * Seriously, PVCC, what is next? Thinking that there would be an over-abundance… Read more Moderator’s Corner, July 3, 2022
“Churches are good for prayer, but so are garages and cars and mountains and showers and dance floors.” – Anne Lamott * * * * * * * * * * What next, PVCC? I have been authorized by the Congregation to appoint five PVCC members to a team that will meet with David Hansen… Read more Moderator’s Corner June 23, 2022
Luke 8: 26-39 Living in a Haunted House This is the first in what I hope will become a summer series of dialogue sermons. We often have the mistaken idea that the New Testament gospels are biographies of Jesus. It’s like Jesus had traveling secretaries with him who kept contemporaneous records of what he did… Read more Worship Reflection Sunday June 19, 2022
June 19, 2022 “The disciples’ mistake was also my mistake: They forgot that they have a God who created the universe out of ‘nothing,’ that can put flesh on dry bones ‘nothing,’ that can put life in a dusty womb ‘nothing.’ I mean, let’s face it, ‘nothing’ is God’s favorite material to work with. –… Read more Moderator’s Corner
AJ Beu and Judy Harrison provided special music during worship on June 19th. They played a piano duet, “Revive Us Again” by John J Husband.
May 5, 2022 “This is what God’s kingdom is like: a bunch of outcasts and oddballs gathered at a table, not because they are rich or worthy or good, but because they are hungry, because they said yes. And there’s always room for more.” – Rachel Held Evans * * * * * * *… Read more Moderator’s Corner