Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
Sabbath Day Thoughts — “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” Luke 19:1-10 Americans are worried about income inequality, the disparity of wealth between the rich and poor in our country. In the lead up to the 2024 election, 71% of Americans said that the growing gap between rich and poor would be a crucial factor in…
Blessed in the Struggle
Sabbath Day Thoughts — “Blessed in the Struggle” Gen. 32:22-31 At the age of two, doctors said that Temple had brain damage. She would never talk or be able to function in a home or school setting. “The best option is to institutionalize the child,” they told her parents. Temple’s father agreed, but her mother…
Healing Help
Sabbath Day Thoughts — “Healing Help” 2 Kings 5:1-15 October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It all got started in 1985 as a week-long awareness campaign by the American Cancer Society. Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer for women, accounting for about 30% of cancer cases. One in eight women will be…
Extraordinary Love
Sabbath Day Thoughts — “Extraordinary Love” Luke 6:27-38 On June 17, 2015, twenty-one-year-old white supremacist Dylann Roof entered the Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church and made his way to a basement classroom where Reverend Clementa Pinckney was leading the Wednesday night Bible Study. Dylann was warmly welcomed. He took a seat next to Rev.…
Lazarus, Then and Now
Sabbath Day Thoughts — “Lazareth, Then and Now” Luke 16:19-31 Imagine Saranac Lake on July 25, 1890 when an organizing service of worship took place right here, the sanctuary so new that it lacked windows and seats. Rough wooden benches held worshipers, and hymns were sung a cappella, the sounds of Presbyterian harmonies gently drifting…
Joseph’s Dream
Sabbath Day Thoughts — “Joseph’s Dream” Genesis 41:14-36 This summer, the Seed Saver’s Exchange in Decorah, Iowa celebrated its 50th anniversary with a national seed swap day, lessons in grafting apple trees, an heirloom plant sale, tomato tasting, and orchard tours. It all got started in 1975 when Diane Wheatley was entrusted with two heirloom…
Lucky Pennies
Sabbath Day Thoughts — “Lucky Pennies” Luke 15:1-10 The U.S. Mint is winding down production of pennies and will stop minting them entirely in early 2026. The penny has been under attack for decades, ever since lawmakers realized that the 3.69 cents that it costs to make a penny is much more than the coin…
Building Projects
Sabbath Day Thoughts — “Building Projects” Luke 14:25-32 The National Monument of Scotland was never completed. Plans for the memorial atop Carleton Hill in Edinburgh were drawn up more than 200 years ago with the intention of honoring Scotland’s fallen heroes of the Napoleonic War. A massive pillared court, like the Parthenon in Athens, would…
Limitless Compassion
Sabbath Day Thoughts — “Limitless Compassion” Luke 13:10-17 Jimmy has spent most of his life feeling invisible. Born with developmental disability and a host of physical issues, he spent most of his childhood in foster care. He attended school, riding in a special bus and learning in special classrooms. Other kids called him names: retard,…
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