This week our Sunday message was given by David Eaton, Music Director of the New York City Symphony. Both an audio and video version of his message will be available soon. Although I can not do justice to the very inspiring message David shared with us this past Sunday, I will try to give a brief synopsis. […]
It’s a big deal, this New Year thing. Every year we wish everyone we know a better year than the year before. We also reflect on our own accomplishments, and blunders, in order to make resolutions about what we want to accomplish in the coming year. This tradition almost sounds religious. The Time of Our […]
Movies are powerful communicators for good or bad. This week the airwaves were full of Christmas movies and stories intended for children that bring tears to adult eyes! We are ending the year at Faith Fusion with lessons from Frozen. I have been surprised with some of the eye-openers from this movie. Who knew that […]
We all grew up enthralled by some tale or other, whether it be “The Thief and his Master,” “Little Red Riding Hood” or “Cinderella.” The Grimm Brothers, perhaps aptly named, had some surprisingly dark tales to tell. I remember as a child being petrified to turn the page not knowing what would happen to the […]
“Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.” – Oscar Wilde “In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.” – Kahlil Gibran “I will honor Christmas in […]
“History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.” —Maya Angelou Healing the Heart’s Hurts The human heart is the most vulnerable part of our being, yet it is this vulnerability that in large part makes us human. Each human heart has carried within it the pain […]
A sky mottled with blue peeking through dark clouds drew my eyes upward as I left the grocery store. Then I noticed faint colors emerging on both sides of my visual horizon above the trees. My uplifted face caught a few raindrops as I walked across the parking lot toward my car oblivious to anything […]
Does life ever follow a straight path? Or is the path that we perceive to be crooked actually the straightest path toward fulfillment of our dreams and ideals? Book Review – Crooked Lines This past weekend I found myself glued to my phone reading a Kindle book I downloaded from Amazon for $2.99 because the […]
“If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.” – Henry David Thoreau “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. “Our heavenly Father understands our disappointment, suffering, pain, fear, and doubt. He is always there to encourage our hearts and help us understand […]
“My life is my message.” – Mahatma Gandhi “All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.” – Dalai Lama “A Christian reveals true humility by showing the gentleness of Christ, by being always ready to help others, by […]
