Today’s message was written by my friend, Rev. Tasha Blackburn. I wonder if you are ever anxious about getting Christmas “perfect.” Certainly, the theme of lots of holiday movies tells us this is something to worry about. If this has been a concern for you, I want to remind you today of the first Christmas. […]
Today’s message was written by my friend, Rev. Tasha Blackburn. The other day I was talking with a class about, of all things, how Artificial Intelligence relates to our faith. As we shared together, we started considering what it is that is God’s image within us, the image we read in Genesis that God put […]
Today’s message was written by my friend, Rev. Tasha Blackburn. In decorating for Christmas this year, I’ve been putting out some nativity sets and, as I put them out, I’ve been thinking a lot about Joseph. In my sets, I always place Jesus right in the middle with Mary next to him on one side […]
Today’s message was written by guest pastor, Rev. Tasha Blackburn. Several years ago, when my nephew was trying to learn the Lord’s Prayer, the family would say it together each night before dinner. For a time he would pray, Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. My kingdom come, my will be done, on earth as […]
Today’s message was written by guest pastor, Rev. Tasha Blackburn. I love Psalm 23. I find myself surrounded by lots of friends when I say that because so many of us love this psalm which begins with those amazing words: “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.” Because of its importance in my […]
Today’s message was written by guest pastor, Rev. Tasha Blackburn. When I was a child I thought adults were never afraid. In fact, it was one of the things I thought made you an adult: to stop being afraid equals becoming an adult. Of course, I learned that this is not true. Some fears fade […]
Today’s message was written by guest pastor, Rev. Tasha Blackburn. One of the most beautifully written books I have read in the last few years is Marilyn Robinson’s work Gilead. It is the fictional story of an old man who is ill and the book is his journal he wants to leave behind for his young […]
Today’s message was written by guest pastor, Rev. Tasha Blackburn. When John the Baptist began preaching, he described himself as “a voice crying in the wilderness.” Which sounds like desperation. That’s how we use the phrase now. We say that kind of thing when we don’t think anyone will listen when we think nothing will […]
Today’s message was written by guest pastor, Rev. Tasha Blackburn. I once had a boss who was a big guy in every sense. He was 6’5” tall, with a booming voice, a pastor of a 4,000 member church. His name was Bill. Several of us were at his house one night when his 90-year-old mother […]
Today’s message was written by guest pastor, Rev. Tasha Blackburn. Many years ago I started seeing crosses everywhere. I don’t just mean I noticed them around people’s necks, although of course, I did see them there. I mean I noticed them everywhere: the way telephone poles, at a certain angle, look like a cross; the […]
