Forney Charities
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Whose Seat
We are creatures of habit. When I look around the church on any Sunday morning, I can pretty much predict where I will find everyone seated. We also are creatures of prerogative and entitlement. We know who belongs where. There’s a story told of… Continue Reading “Whose Seat”
May I Have Your Attention
We are a distracted nation. I see folks walking down the sidewalk in front of my house, their faces in their phones. Having no idea of what’s going on around them. Kids in restaurants with their parents, what might be quality family time, but… Continue Reading “May I Have Your Attention”
Made for You and Me
On the Fourth we celebrate in all sorts of ways: some with downright jingoism, some with smoky barbecues, some with a sporting event, some just chillin in the park with friends and family. Oh, and don’t forget the fireworks. July 4th is also a… Continue Reading “Made for You and Me”
Stories of Wonder
Today the Church celebrates the only Sunday reserved for a doctrine, the doctrine of the Trinity. All across the nation hapless preachers will stumble from one heresy to another in an attempt to explain what can’t be explained. For you see, it is the… Continue Reading “Stories of Wonder”
Great Balls of Fire
Take a trip down Memory Lane to your high school days. The homecoming game your team won and the sock hop at the gym afterwards. Hormones raging and some old-fashioned teacher attempting to police the two-inch distance between slow-dancing couples on the dance floor. … Continue Reading “Great Balls of Fire”
Easter Blessing
When I opened my Sojourners magazine this month I found a few articles about self-care. Yes, self-care in the face of the devastation that we witness daily as workers are summarily fired, the genocide in Gaza unfolds nightly in living color, our healthcare as… Continue Reading “Easter Blessing”
New Rules
For those who are fans of Bill Maher, his show, “Real Time,” ends with a segment called “New Rules.” This is a humorous rebuttal to the common wisdom and some of the follies of the week. Yes, I know some of Bill’s language is… Continue Reading “New Rules”
Entrusted with Resurrection Power
It was most distressing for those communities ravaged by fires in Los Angeles these past months to see the baren hills and flat lands. Mile after mile of charred skeletons of houses and businesses – what many had spent a lifetime building only to… Continue Reading “Entrusted with Resurrection Power”
Resurrection – Present Day
This last week, Resurrection was evident in the labor of love that put in the first of 30 vegetable beds at St. Francis. Work began early with Barbara opening the gates and unlocking the church. By 9:00 a.m. we had several members — Joseph,… Continue Reading “Resurrection – Present Day”
A Love that Mends the World
An air of gloom and anxiety pervades the room as Jesus’ friends began to situate themselves around the table. It was the Passover, the feast of liberation from slavery and oppression. Yet something more was at stake. They couldn’t quite grasp the backstory, couldn’t… Continue Reading “A Love that Mends the World”
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