Most of you are familiar with the work and ministry of Habitat for Humanity. Habitat began almost over 45 years ago in Americus, Ga., when Millard and Linda Fuller, along with Dr. Clarence Jordan, began working on the problem of substandard housing.
I heard a story on National Public Radio a number of years ago. It was about the isolation felt by soldiers when they return home after serving in the front lines of combat.
According to the church’s calendar, May 31 is Pentecost Sunday. Pentecost is the Greek name for the Jewish Festival Shavuot — the Feast of Weeks. It commemorates the giving of the Torah to Moses at Mt. Sinai. Shavuot is one of the three...
I reread Hanns Lilje’s memoir this past month, a small book entitled, The Valley of the Shadow (1947). It is about his experiences as a political prisoner in World War II.
By the time you read this Pastor’s Corner, worship services at the Kirk will have been canceled for three weeks due to the coronavirus. Writing this on March 15, it is still uncertain how things will unfold.