Perspectives from the Porch and Other Perches #10

by | Nov 20, 2012 | Pastor David

“How Can I Say Thanks?” The Call to Worship was being read as we slipped into the pew.  It felt good to be home again.  September 10 seems so long ago, the last Sunday before the start of a three month sabbatical.  It felt good to be home again.  Did I say that...

Perspectives from the Porch and Other Perches #9

by | Nov 8, 2012 | Pastor David

  “The Sons of Thunder” Sunday October 21, 2012 . . . Stamford, Connecticut . . . We were all together last at the Flying-W Ranch in Colorado Springs, summer of ‘98.  Fred, John and Steve, sons of a Southern Baptist preacher, are Florida born and bred.  Their dad was...

Perspectives from the Porch and Other Perches #8

by | Nov 3, 2012 | Pastor David

Table Talk “It is around a table that friends perceive best the warmth of being together.”  So read the plaque on the restaurant wall.  Few things I appreciate more than sitting at table with friends (old and new) and food.  Last Wednesday it was with Annetta, the...

Perspectives from the Porch and Other Perches #7

by | Oct 18, 2012 | Pastor David

  “Sacred Sites” Moss Side Cemetery ~ Cumberland Center, Maine . . . Dropping Sue off at work last Thursday morning, I headed north to attend Anne’s funeral (see the previous posting).  Before the service I had a few minutes with Anne’s husband Roland and...