by Pastor Cecil | Nov 9, 2020 | Pastor's Blog
1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 I was asked last Sunday if I had a favorite team. I do, the Pittsburgh Steelers – sorry Eagles fans. But the question got me thinking about the dismay I feel when a few public figures, who might be considered role models, say or do things that...
by Pastor Cecil | Oct 15, 2020 | Pastor's Blog
Matthew 21:28-32 Yesterday there was a Prayer March on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Franklin Graham and others called for Christians to pray for America in these strange times. Alongside Graham, another movement, called The Return, is calling the nation to...
by Pastor Cecil | Sep 5, 2020 | Pastor's Blog
A Return to Tradition Exodus 12: (1-4) 5-14 Although clergy are urged to not talk much about family, I’m going to break that rule today, because our son Dr. Douglas Palmer had something important to say for his first Convocation speech as President of...
by Pastor Cecil | Sep 5, 2020 | Pastor's Blog
The Diderot Effect Romans 12:1-8 NIV Have you ever had the experience of making what should be a small change – such as paint a room or add a piece of furniture – and discover that you have to change everything to go with it? For example, Sheila buys a chair....
by Pastor Cecil | Jul 30, 2020 | Pastor's Blog
A friend sent me a link to a YouTube video featuring an Episcopal priest in Georgia who did a parody on “You’ll Be Back” from Hamilton. It is really a good video! Uplifting and encouraging in these trying days. The focus of the parody is on coming together again to...
