Todays Thought

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Every Morning (M-F): Today’s Thought – a 3-minute read about spirituality and life, meant to be prayed about, commented on and shared with others.

 

Shocked and Appalled

For a couple of years back in the late 80’s I led a week-long junior high retreat at Camp Aldersgate in Northern New Jersey focused on justice and peace. The…
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If God is love, then…

This morning at 8 at Calvary UCC in NW Reading, PA, we will be gathering for the first meeting of what I have loosely termed, The God is Love Initiative.…
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Courtesy

A town near us has a couple of festivals every year and they close the main street so there is no traffic. This means that businesses with parking lots can’t…
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The National Anthem

It was many years ago that I was at a church service and sang, for the first time, “Lift Every Voice and Sing”, also called the Black National Anthem. I…
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Demons Everywhere!

The headline caught my eye: Pastor of Missouri church calls autism ‘demonic,’ says it can be ‘healed’ with prayer. This alleged christian preached that, since God doesn’t “mess up”, things…
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What Can One Person Do?

I’m only one person. That’s what Moses said – that’s what Jonah thought – that’s what Elijah said, too. It’s me against the world. I can imagine God saying, “Hello?…
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Becoming and Being

In a recent Facebook conversation that included people who don’t hate people who are trans and people who don’t understand them, my friend, the Rev. Barb Peronteau, made a simple,…
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Speaking the Truth With Love

I was always told that the truth hurts when we don’t like what we are hearing. Jack Nicholson’s movie character told us, “You can’t handle the truth!” Jesus said that…
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How the Pandemic Made Us a Better Church

When we were attacked on September 11th, we responded with courage and compassion. For a short time, we cared about people we had never thought about before. It didn’t matter…
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Nice People Who Hate

The man next to me in church who hated Koreans – the nice lady up the street who hated Jews – the volunteer who works with the homeless who hates…
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Daily Thoughts

If God is love, then…

This morning at 8 at Calvary UCC in NW Reading, PA, we will be gathering for the first meeting of…

Courtesy

A town near us has a couple of festivals every year and they close the main street so there is…

The National Anthem

It was many years ago that I was at a church service and sang, for the first time, “Lift Every…

Demons Everywhere!

The headline caught my eye: Pastor of Missouri church calls autism ‘demonic,’ says it can be ‘healed’ with prayer. This…

What Can One Person Do?

I’m only one person. That’s what Moses said – that’s what Jonah thought – that’s what Elijah said, too. It’s…

Becoming and Being

In a recent Facebook conversation that included people who don’t hate people who are trans and people who don’t understand…

Speaking the Truth With Love

I was always told that the truth hurts when we don’t like what we are hearing. Jack Nicholson’s movie character…

How the Pandemic Made Us a Better Church

When we were attacked on September 11th, we responded with courage and compassion. For a short time, we cared about…

Nice People Who Hate

The man next to me in church who hated Koreans – the nice lady up the street who hated Jews…

The Danger of Heresy

While, as I wrote yesterday, I am a self-avowed, practicing Heretic, I am objective enough, I think, to recognize that…

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