(This sermon was shared as part of Laity Sunday at First Church on Sunday, May 26, 2019.) Acts 1: 1-11 1 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2 until the day he was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit …
A few months ago, I was asked to teach Sunday School for the Ecclesia-Wingard Class at my church. This group of folks are some of the most loving, welcoming, warm, funny people in our congregation. They as a group and individually are core members of our church family. Many of them were the first to …
When I was three years old, I was dropped on my head. The official story from my preschool was that I fell off a piece of playground equipment and hit my head. But I have a vivid memory of one of my preschool teachers holding me upside down on the playground and dropping me. Accounts …