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 […]
NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR ‘PURPLE’ SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2015
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 […]
NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR ANNIVERSARY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2015
“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 […]
Gay Marriage Becomes Legal In Alabama
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 […]
NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2015
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 […]
NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2015 FINDING PEACE IN THE STORM
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 […]
NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 18, 2015
“SHARING JOY BECAUSE YOU MATTER TO GOD!” This Sunday morning, I will conclude a 3 week sermon series on Covenant’s vision statement; “To be an […]
NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 11, 2015
The effectiveness of a vision statement for any organization such as Covenant is to make it easy to remember and effortless to say. Covenant’s vision […]
Saying Yes to Love!
NOTE FROM PAST J R FOR ADVENT 4, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2014 Last Saturday evening, Covenant hosted the annual Christmas Program for the four United […]
Joy to the World
NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR ‘PINK’ SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2014 ‘joy to the world’ If you noticed the heading, you undoubtedly caught that I […]