I just noticed something interesting about the seasons of the church year that I hadn’t picked up on before.  It is kind of a hidden message of sor

There is a great cartoon I saw some time back.  It was titled “Jesus Takes a Selfie”.  It showed Jesus holding a cell phone at arm’s length and smiling broadly.  On the phone screen, however, was not his face but rather a crowd of people of different colors, sizes and genders.

Thankfully, April 3rd passed without incident—at least I never saw any headlines to the contrary.

In case you didn’t know, April 3rd was a tense day in Britain…

I am always struck by what people hear in sermons. After worship someone will remark about something in the sermon that may not even have been the point I was trying to make.

There was a turn of phrase that I used in a sermon a while back that was like that. It wasn’t the point of the sermon but people seemed to remember it (I’m not even sure the main point got across—but that’s okay!).

As we continue our journey in the Easter season, I offer here the Easter Message from our United Church of Christ General Minister and President the Rev. John C. Dorhauer.  May we find hope in his words during these challenging times.