by kwbooth@comcast.net | Feb 16, 2025 | Messages
The theme of “doing unto others” is needed now more than ever. Lest anxiety, fear, unrealistic expectations, or resentment take the upper hand as we deal with this traumatic time of division, let us focus on the only thing we can control – how we...
by kwbooth@comcast.net | Feb 9, 2025 | Messages
Loving our neighbors – including relatives, coworkers, acquaintances, strange – as ourselves is no simple task. We need God. We need the love of God to show us mercy and strength to love as God loves. We need the story of Jesus – the one who loved...
by kwbooth@comcast.net | Feb 5, 2025 | Messages
March 2 – May 5, 2025 (10 weeks plus Holy Thursday) Meal were one of Jesus’ ministry strategies. According to the Gospels, Jesus ate with many people, including tax collectors, sinners, and his apostles. A Lenten Supper is any meal that becomes more than a meal....
by kwbooth@comcast.net | Feb 2, 2025 | Messages
“R.E.S.P.E.C.T., find out what it means to me,” so sang Aretha Franklin. And she convinced us that it means a lot. Sometimes we think having respect means to agree or be the same. But that is not actually the depth of what respect is about. It comes from...
by kwbooth@comcast.net | Jan 26, 2025 | Messages
The root of the word “human” is the same as the word “humility.” It all means literally “on the ground.” From dust we came, and to dust we shall return. When we hear each other’s fears, anxieties, and pain, we can return to...
by kwbooth@comcast.net | Jan 19, 2025 | Messages
Because we are complex beings living in a complex world, we sometimes deal with conflict within us in addition to conflict between us. Research tells us that because we humans are desperate for a sense of cohesion and belonging in these confusing times, we are hanging...
