By BOB THOMPSON — Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.” – Matthew 6:34 (NIV) The nations are targeting each other. The political parties are grandstanding. The “nones” and “dones” are leaving the churches. God is not worried. Really. We tend to project our anxiety onto the Creator. We imagine God’s hands wringing with concern over all our…

  By ANNIE TURNER —— It is a common teaching in the Buddhist faith that we have to let go of what we wish would happen (which causes suffering) in order to be present to what is (acceptance).  The present is all we have, and as R. Rohr would say, the present is where God dwells. My brother, a practicing Buddhist, often…

By Chris Mereschuk  — No one can tame the tongue. We use it to say, “Praised be our God and Creator,” then we use it to curse each other—we who are created in the image of God. – James 3:8-9 (The Inclusive Bible) “Dad, I have to tell you something,” she said cautiously. “Yes honey, what is it?” “I…I know some bad…

By ANNIE TURNER ——-    I have kept a diary since 8th grade. I treasured the green leather cover and thought to write scintillating, witty, romantic entries in it. Unfortunately, as a girl in a very small rural high school, there weren’t too many candidates for romance. Unless you count Pat Boone in our first ever class book club…     Although,…

  By Annie Turner * Sermon delivered at Haydenville Congregational Church, Nov. 24, 2019 *.  Thanksgiving can be a troublesome holiday for many of us: getting up early to put the ginormous turkey in; sitting down to eat at weird hours, like 2:00 in the afternoon; sharing food with relatives that we would rather not be in close proximity at all; listening…