It’s another video on YouTube. But unlike most, it went viral very quickly. Within a week of its posting, it received 12,500,000 hits. Other videos have been made in response, both in favor of and objecting to the spoken word message of the videographer. Several major newspapers have reported on… Read More »Religion vs. Jesus
It’s a statement that’s often heard: “I’m spiritual but not religious.” When reading publications on spirituality written by followers of various religions, the discussion of the phrase “spiritual but not religious” is often viewed as confusing and conveys something of an insult toward those who follow a religious tradition. Conversely,… Read More »Spiritual but Not Religious
January 2012: it’s the start of a new year and a time to look forward to something new. In the first week of a new year, we each have certain hopes for the future. We anticipate that our lives will be somehow better than last year. We make resolutions, plan… Read More »Change and the New Year
A New Year’s Prayer for the Blessing of Calendars, Clocks, Watches and Devices that Measure Time Spirit of the Ages, you live outside of time yet can be found within each moment, we ask your blessing onulln the gift of time. At the beginning of 2012, we ask a blessing for… Read More »A New Year’s Prayer
Over the last two weeks, holiday greetings and good wishes have arrived in Christmas cards, letters, and by email. I always enjoy hearing from friends during this time of the year and learning how life has unfolded for them since they last wrote. In the midst of all the greetings… Read More »Light in the Darkness ~ Happy Holidays!
It had been a long day. After the morning service, there was a special program at church. That was followed by a meeting and a couple of hospital visits. Not surprisingly, the evening service was not well attended. It was the Sunday before Christmas and people were simply busy with… Read More »Keeping Vigil
Sermon for December 11, 2011 Central Congregational United Church of Christ, Atlanta The Rev. Louis F. Kavar, Ph.D. I grew up in rural Pennsylvania. But I’ve lived in a number of different parts of the country: Pittsburgh, Morgantown, West Virginia, Miami, Tucson, and St. Louis. Since May, my home has… Read More »John the Baptist
It was early Sunday morning. I sat in the general area of the church where I’m usually to be found. Bleary eyed, I looked passed the sanctuary and out the plate glass windows to the trees now bare in late autumn. I may have looked like I was in some… Read More »Growing Up Poor – Memories from My Mother
