Feeding the Soul

In the book, Have a Little Faith, Mitch Albom is asked by his childhood rabbi to say his eulogy.  Not knowing him that well anymore, Mitch decides to get to know the rabbi a bit better. On one visit, as they sit together, Mitch sees on a pile of stacked papers a file folder marked with the...
What does the future hold for the Church? We are facing great changes in the future. By the Church I mean all of Christendom. As individual denominations we all face different issues, struggles, and challenges. Some denominations will not survive and some congregations will not be here in 10 years...
Psalm 146: "Don't trust leaders; don't trust any human beings - there's no helpwith them!...The person whose help is the God of Jacob - is truly happy! God: the maker of heaven and earth...God: who is faithful forever....God: who gives justice to people who are oppressed and bread to people who are...
Psalm 146: "Don't trust leaders; don't trust any human beings - there's no help with them!...The person whose help is the God of Jacob - is truly happy! God: the maker of heaven and earth...God: who is faithful forever....God: who gives justice to people who are oppressed and bread to people who...
“Why did we have to change Palm Sunday?” she asked the Pastor, with some sadness in her tone. “It used to be such an up-beat Sunday! A lot of us were confirmed on Palm Sunday! Now we sing a few ‘Hosannas’ and then, almost immediately, we bow our heads in sorrow at the cruel death of our Saviour.” “...
This summer has been a difficult one for our family, and I was feeling that my faith was hanging on “by a thread”. One evening, my daughter and granddaughter were waiting for me. My six year old granddaughter excitedly said, “Look up, look up at the sky Gramma!” The sky was filled with the most...
I used to watch CSI pretty regularly on TV. In one episode, Grisham and his team were called in to investigate the disappearance of a young girl, probably around the age of 10 or 11. She had, as I recall, an older sister (or friend?) and an older brother. The brother had an illness that required...
More than ten years ago my husband Morley and I were visiting our son Christopher in New Orleans. Since it was the American Thanksgiving weekend, there were many events planned. One of them was a Home and Garden tour of some of the historic and beautiful mansions in the Garden District. These...
When we say "Peace be with you" we are wishing the blessing of the fullness of peace upon the person to whom we are speaking. We are vocalizing a prayer to God that every good thing might come to that person.   In my home office I have a mounted sheet of wrapping paper that I purchased at...
Pastor I don’t want to live anymore.  Why does God leave me here?  Does God hate me?  I am no good to anyone anymore – look at me I am all alone, no family, no friends – I am an old, old, woman. This is the way many of my visits begin with the elderly in my community.  In their...