I love Easter Sunday. The church is usually more crowded than usual, with the congregation dressed in their spring finery. The church is decorated with flowers and Easter lilies, the choir sings its best songs, the pastor delivers an outstanding sermon, and everyone feels joyful. Anyone visiting or attending infrequently would be eager to return to church the Sunday after that, but if or when they do, something feels different.
Read ArticleMany years ago, I left work early to donate blood at a local blood drive. I checked in and started filling out the form. When I handed the form back to the woman at the desk, she thanked me with a smile and said, “You picked a good day to give blood, it’s Good Friday!” That’s when I remembered joy and felt ashamed because I had been so busy that day that I had forgotten it was Good Friday.
Read ArticleThis Sunday is Palm Sunday! I fondly remember celebrating it at the UCC church where I grew up in Louisville, KY. After Sunday school, my friends and I would gather in the Fellowship Hall, each receiving a palm branch. We’d then go outside to find a donkey waiting for us
Read ArticleHave you noticed how often people blame others for their problems? We point fingers at political leaders, other parties, nations, the wealthy, the poor, and immigrants, using scapegoats to deflect responsibility. Why do we do this?
Read Article“Voices are speaking, and still we hear what we want to hear.” That is a quote from the song “Voices” by Michael W. Smith. I have often shared this quote in my Facebook posts. What does that even mean?
Read ArticlePeople, including my wife, have accused me of being a pessimist. My answer to them is ”I expect the worst but hope for the best”. My wife is an optimist and has often encouraged me to be not so cynical, so down on life. She tells me, “It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness”. My response. “I will light a candle, but I will still curse the darkness while I am doing it!”
Read ArticleFIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF HERNDON
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