Lessons & Hymns for Sunday, March 30, 2014

by the Rev. William P. McLemore SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS: The Old Testament reading is from I Samuel 16:1-13 records the effort of Samuel to select a successor for King Saul whom God rejected and his selection of the ruddy young David. Psalm 23 is the well-known...

Thoughts from Lori+, March 26, 2014

There is a lot of Hollywood hype these days about the movie, “Noah” with Russell Crowe. I have very mixed feelings about this sort of thing. On the one hand, the trailers are intriguing. It looks like an action-packed thriller with some interesting actors....

Thoughts from Lori+, March 19, 2014

Bill and I went to see “Twelve Years a Slave” Monday night. I knew the background, of course: not only the history of slavery in this country, but that the movie is based on a true story written and published by the man who experienced it. I steeled myself...

Lessons and Hymns for Sunday, March 23, 2014

by the Rev. William P. McLemore SCRIPTURE REFLECTIONS: Our first reading is from Exodus 17:1-7 where the Israelites are angry with Moses for leading them to a place with no water, and Moses pleads with God to provide water, which God does. Psalm 95 refers to this...