Oct 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
The following is the transcript of a sermon that was delivered via Zoom for the East Jerusalem International Church on Saturday, June 20, 2020 by Rev. Lauren Whitfield. ————————————— Greeting and Gratitude Well, good evening, or good morning, depending on...
Oct 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
Rereading the Elijah story through the lens of Jesus, “Go Back the Way You Came” As a recovering Calvinist indoctrinated into a wrathful god who creates most humans for eternal punishment it is a very difficult learning curve to read the old testament through...
Oct 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
Instead of Violence: Lessons from Leipzig, Germany, October 9, 1989 A few years ago I wrote a book about the privilege of taking some students to Leipzig, Germany, where we spoke with one of the leaders of the peace prayers movement which helped bring down the...
Sep 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
…all your waves and your billows have gone over me… – Psalm 42:7 Gasping. Choking. Flailing. I could barely keep my head above water. The wind and waves were crashing over my head. The more I struggled to catch a breath, the more I seemed to be taking in water....
Sep 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord. ~ Isaiah 55:8 “Can you bring your dad into the Light and give him to God?” I asked. “Yes, that is easy.” “Can you bring your mom into the Light and give her to...
Sep 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
Earlier today, in light of the breaking news, Fr Kenneth Tanner lamented the fact that our laws and law enforcers failed to bring about justice for Breonna Taylor and her family, a failure which he rightly identified as “an indictment of our society.” He concluded his...
