If you had to choose, would you say you’re a person who likes and enjoys surprises, or do you prefer to know what’s coming? Some people enjoy surprises and others don’t; sometimes it depends on the nature of the surprise whether it is positive and nice or upsetting and even a little unnerving. One of…
When you got up this morning, how lucky, blessed, or fortunate did you feel? Why do you think you feel the way you do? What are the reasons or circumstances behind your feeling lucky, blessed, or fortunate; or unlucky, cursed, or unfortunate? Each of us can probably come up with our own list of reasons…
What has most shaped your view of the earth and all the creatures, life, and resources it contains? What people, experiences, teaching, and beliefs helped form the view you now hold? People have very different views from utilitarian: “What can I get out of it to benefit myself?” to a view of creation as sacred.
One of the earliest Dr. Seuss books I remember hearing and reading is Green Eggs and Ham. Like so many Dr. Seuss stories the repetition of words and the fun drawings made it easy to learn and fun to listen to over and over. For those of you who don’t know the story, there is…
In numerous Bible passages (like Proverbs 6:16-19) and throughout Christian history we find lists of sins that people engage in which, with God’s help and self-discipline, we’re to avoid to the best of our ability and for our own good. Perhaps best known outside the Bible are the seven deadly sins of pride, wrath, greed,…
Today we’re starting with a few lines from the Dr. Seuss story, The Sneetches. What you need to know if you’re not familiar with the story is – “Now the Star-Belly Sneetches had bellies with stars. The Plain-Belly Sneetches had none upon thars. Those stars weren’t so big. They were really so small You might…
If you wrote a list of things you’re scared of what would be on your list? Every person has fears, we all have things we’re scared of – some of those things are personal and relate to our own experience, temperament, and particular circumstances. We may have fears related to finances and the ability to…
In the last few weeks, students from college age to elementary school returned to school. On Thursday morning, Pastor Barbara Burrill, Sharon Kautz and I joined other folks from the community welcoming children to school at Stony Brook Elementary School here in Brewster. It was a lovely morning. BBC’s Pat Lindquist, who is retiring as…