BLOWN AWAY
Psalm 133
John 20:19-31
Embry Hills UMC
April 19, 2009

“How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity!”

Of course, there was plenty of bad news on Friday. First of all, their friend, their chief, the one to whom they referred lovingly as “Teacher,” was dead. And, most of us in this room know the terrible feeling of the death of someone we love. And, even keener still is the feeling of profound loss that accompanies the death of someone who has loved us. And so, that first weekend after the death of Jesus brought an intense and agonizing pain and sadness to the disciples.

A “SO WHAT” OF JOHN 3:16
John 3:14-21
Embry Hills UMC
March 22, 2009

It’s a long way from the writing of the first Gospel in the Christian Bible to the writing of the last Gospel in the Christian Bible.

One of the things about life in the Church is that we keep time according to a different calendar. Of course, on ol’ Caesar’s calendar, today is March 1, 2009. In the Church, it is the first Sunday in Lent.

Thoughts. We all have them. Every day. That is to say, we all have thoughts every day.

As we all know, this is the weekend on which our country commemorates the birthday of Atlanta’s own Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It’s the weekend on which our country observes a holiday in his honor and memory. And, it’s a King holiday weekend like no other.