Monthly Archives: September 2016

About this time last year, on a Saturday night, as I was putting my finishing touches on Sunday’s sermon, my sister Cathy texted me with a picture of my great-niece Cadence, who was in the process of celebrating her sixth birthday last night. In the picture Cathy took, Cadence was […]

Sermon: Let The Children Come 25Sept2016

27 Sep, 2016 in Sermon by C1stpresbymainaddy

There’s no doubt that this is a campaign year. Every time one of the candidates speaks, he or she fills the air with a proliferation of promises. The problem is that the American constituency has grown skeptical of such promises. They seem to be designed to garner wider support until […]

Sermon: Promises, Promises 18Sept2016

20 Sep, 2016 in Sermon by C1stpresbymainaddy

zthe Cross — We are a nation of seekers; looking fervently for the answers to life’s essential questions. Americans spend billions of dollars each year in the search for those answers; a deluge of self-improvement books and a host of writings that offers a veritable Wal-Mart for the soul: book stores overflowing with […]

Sermon: Searching for God in America 11September2016

13 Sep, 2016 in Sermon by C1stpresbymainaddy

September is a month of transitions. Children return to school. Summer gradually gives way to autumn. The temperatures begin to entertain morning frost. Leaves try on their seasonal attire. Folks break out their cool weather clothing. Indeed, September is a month of transitions. But then, so much of life seems […]

The Pastor’s Journal

6 Sep, 2016 in Pastor's Message by C1stpresbymainaddy