by Secretary | Jun 23, 2015 | Prayer
Last week saw the events of the mass shooting at Emanuel AME church in Charleston S.C. The other day the state Governor, backed by other politicians, called for the removal of the Confederate Flag over the state Capitol Building. The flag has long been a symbol that...
by Secretary | Jun 16, 2015 | Prayer
Your kingdom, O God, is among us as a seed growing secretly. Let it burst into flower in our generation. Where the poor are raised up, there is your kingdom; Where justice flows down like the mountain streams, there is your kingdom; Where men and women give their...
by Secretary | Jun 9, 2015 | Prayer
We are constantly growing, expanding in our learning and understanding. From moment to moment each experience we have changes us in small, subtle ways. As we progress through life we pray that we have the wisdom to learn from each of these experiences and to grow in...
by Secretary | Jun 2, 2015 | Prayer
One of the many book of prayers that I have is The Sun Dances: Prayers and Blessings from the Gaelic by Alexander Carmichael (1960). Reading and hearing prayers from other cultures is illuminating to understand how people over time have encountered God. The prayer...
by Secretary | May 26, 2015 | Prayer
The central belief in Christian thought is that through Christ’s sacrifice on the cross we are forgiven. How we are forgiven or what we are forgiven for is perhaps open to more debate or interpretation. The theology of atonement is an area of study which seeks...
