Do any of you remember these lyrics, “Summertime and the living is easy…”? If you do, you may know they are from a Gershwin classic, “Summertime” which is originally from the opera, “Porgy and Bess”. Well, it may be as the song goes on to say, that “fish are jumpin’ and the cotton is high” … [Read more…]
“Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in His wonderful face…” Do you ever take a moment on a beautiful afternoon and pause to think a bit about how you spend your time? When I do, I wonder if I have truly turned, as the lyrics by Helen H. Lemmel encourage, my eyes upon Jesus? … [Read more…]
“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people, in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but … [Read more…]
May 25, 2022 | A Message from Bishop LaTrelle Easterling After receiving the devastating news of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, I needed totake a breath. I took some time for tears, I took a moment for anger, I took a while forreflection. But on this day after the school shooting, the sadness, rage, … [Read more…]
As I listened to the news on Tuesday and heard of the tragic murder of elementary school children and a teacher in Texas by a teenager, my heart ached, for the families, for the community and for all of us. There have been more mass murders this past year than days. The pain is numbing … [Read more…]
Following Miguel’s message in worship Sunday, I have been thinking about what it looks like when we run from God. Are there times when perhaps we don’t even recognize we are running away from God, or wrestling with God? Are there ways we are called to help each other with that? Even, if I assume … [Read more…]
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people, in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but … [Read more…]