Jul 16, 2015 | Sonny's Sayings
I was recently telling someone about our church, and who we are, and I was saying something like, “We have liberals and conservatives, rich and poor, straight and gay. We have teetotalers and wine connoisseurs, old and young, Ph.D.’s and high school drop-outs. But...
Jul 2, 2015 | Sonny's Sayings
When I look around my office, I see all sorts of things that are “hand-crafted”: I see lots of books; I see a painting given me by Jeanne Ballve’. I see a sketch of my previous church and its altar by a good friend of mine, Orrin Morris. I see a beautiful ornate...
Jun 25, 2015 | Sonny's Sayings
A major theme in my devotional life and thought over the years has been to ponder the relationship between Jesus and His disciples. So often, when we read the gospels, we are left with a sour taste in our mouth toward the disciples, much of it deserved. They don’t get...
Jun 18, 2015 | Sonny's Sayings
In case you have not been paying attention to the news lately, it has been pretty grim. There are natural disasters that seem to come on a weekly basis. There are tensions between police and the citizenry, which seem to be at an all time high, right along with the...
Jun 11, 2015 | Sonny's Sayings
This week we continue talking about the different ways that balance is required in our faith. I want to spend some time talking about the balance we need in our view of Jesus. Throughout the course of Christian history, people of faith have had to form a balance in...
Jun 4, 2015 | Sonny's Sayings
This week we continue talking about the different ways that balance is required in our faith. I want to spend some time talking about the balance we need in our view of Jesus. Throughout the course of Christian history, people of faith have had to form a balance in...
