Did you know: ~that there are two versions of the Lord’s Prayer. The Matthew version (6:9-13) is most frequently used, though many scholars believe the text in Luke (11:2-4) to be more authentic?   ~that many suspect Jesus was bilingual, but that we have no texts preserving the language he would have spoken with the [...]

In the United Church of Christ tradition, we place an emphasis on the table fellowship, radically welcoming and transforming. This is very different from some traditions which emphasize sacrifice. Therefore, we have a communion table rather than an altar, even if some of us (including me!) often slip into old vocabulary.   Some have asked [...]

Nancy continues on Grand Jury duty this week… thanks to Fran, Gail and Sue for volunteering to provide office coverage! There was a special request that I get the New Year’s Day homily online. That as well as yesterday’s sermon, are now online at my blog… link at the bottom of the Home page… The [...]

Since the beginning of September we have been experimenting with new worship tools and styles, with the intention of eventually creating a contemporary [alt]worship to compliment our current offerings. We’ve learned some things that work, some not so much. Expect the launch of this new alternative worship opportunity in the coming weeks.

Yes, the ground’s a’shakin’… I was having a late lunch at Downtown Burger at the time, watching a little Little League. I thought I was ill as the bar started to shake and I felt dizzy! I called Mom, who felt it in northeast North Carolina. We can certainly be relieved that there are no [...]

When we planned our Summer of Love, it seemed like a “no-brainer” to include Rev. Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950′s and 1960′s in our sermon series. Then convergence happened… as it often does. Maybe we should just be honest and call it the Holy Spirit at work… When I [...]