I don’t know how our poll of this congregation about your favorite hymns is going to turn out. I do know that several years ago somebody did a poll that found that the favorite hymn of Americans was this one … Continue reading
At the beginning of World War II, the man who was our pastor said to us one Sunday morning, shortly after the war began that during the course of the war he did not plan to make commentary of the … Continue reading
When we talk about the ministry to children, here is the problem that we are talking about. It has two parts: First of all, that although Christians, and especially Protestants, depend for their very life on knowing and interpreting the … Continue reading
All this week you have talked about last Sunday’s service, at least all of you to whom I have talked. I said to someone the other day, we have been doing the same thing for nine or ten years now, … Continue reading
Let me explain to you about the lectionary again. What we read here for our scripture lessons on Sunday morning comes from a three year list of readings drawn in such a way that the whole Bible is read in … Continue reading
Some of you will remember Harry Golden. He was an author who became very popular in the early 1960’s, I think. He was a journalist author whose books such as “For 2 Cents Plain” told the tale of his growing … Continue reading
Funny, isn’t it, how we can remember every detail of some things that happen to us? If someone close to us dies, we can remember the details of the last hours, last words, what we did and said and thought. … Continue reading
