NOTE FOR PASTOR J R FOR PALM/PASSION SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2015
This week’s Note from Pastor J R includes the March 26 edition of “Liberating Word” written by a long-time friend of mine, Rev. Michael Piazza, […]
This week’s Note from Pastor J R includes the March 26 edition of “Liberating Word” written by a long-time friend of mine, Rev. Michael Piazza, […]
This Sunday is the Fifth Sunday IN Lent and the first Sunday of Spring! This past week I worked for the first time in my […]
I occasionally get invitations in the mail to various events. I’m always fascinated by the ones that request an RSVP but then add the phrase […]
This past week we were once again faced with a state Supreme Court decision that makes Alabama look like a backward bastion of narrow-mindedness as […]
Sometimes I think God has an incredible sense of humor. On second thought, make that an incredible sense of irony! NO, maybe it’s just an […]
This Sunday is the First Sunday in Lent or “Purple Sunday” as we called it at Covenant. The Season of Lent is usually devoted to […]
“It takes a Village: And Other Lessons Children Teach Us” is a book written by Hillary Rodham Clinton and published during the time she was […]
Feb 08,2015 Under federal court order, tomorrow, February 9th, Alabama becomes the 37th state to legalize gay marriages. The United Church of Christ was the […]
This Sunday’s gospel reading from Mark 1 is about healing. As I studied it this week preparing for the sermon, I was reminded of the […]
This week I’m departing from the lectionary gospel text to preach from Mark 4, the portion of the chapter that deals with Jesus calming the […]