Finding Hope (Even in Middle School)
Hebrew Scripture Reading–Lamentations 3:17-24 What follows is a play featuring Pastor Brooks as a first year middle school teacher and Linda Wear as his wise mother. The two are having
Continue readingA Giant Box of Threads and Yarns
Hebrew Scripture Reading-Exodus 35: 20-29 Imagine if you will a giant box of threads and yarns such as this one. It has everything in it that a weaver could possibly
Continue readingA Few Thoughts on Music
Dear Church Family and Friends, Recently, as I drove around town, I listened to a CD of Mitch Albom reading his new book “Have a Little Faith.” For me, the
Continue readingThe Spiritual Misfits
Hebrew Scripture Reading-1 Chronicles 6: 31-48 Last week as I listened to the choir sing “Kyrie” and Natalie sing her solo I kept wondering what is it that makes music
Continue readingThe Lost Diary of Joshua
Hebrew Scripture Reading-Joshua 1: 1-11 Dwight D. Eisenhower was not yet a general when his father died only four months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He worked a desk
Continue readingReclaiming Wisdom
HEBREW SCRIPTURE READING-Ecclesiastes 9: 13-18 I am a recent fan of a television show called Leverage. Last year its second season was actually produced across the river in Portland. The
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