A few weeks ago as I was driving somewhere the song Who Are You by the British rock band The Who was playing on a radio station. The song is largely about identity and is a great example of how funny a song can be if it is simply said and not sung while accompanied…
I was thinking about what I was going to preach on today while I was sitting on the beach, a wonderful blessing of being here on Cape Cod. And this has been such a fun summer for us watching our 1 year old granddaughter explore the sand and giggle and splash in the water. July…
How many of you have ever heard of The Rorschach test also known as the Rorschach inkblot test? It is a psychological test in which subjects’ perceptions of inkblots are recorded and then analyzed. Some psychologists use this test to examine a person’s personality characteristics and emotional functioning. It has been employed to detect underlying…
One of the things you learn when you preach and lead worship frequently is that sometimes, people take the subject of resting on the Sabbath literally…and they fall asleep in church. At times this may be due to the lack of vitality or inspiration in worship or a particularly dull sermon. Other mornings it could…
Did you notice that for the past two weeks Pastor Doug has been talking about unity in one way or another. On Pentecost Sunday he spoke about how the power of the Holy Spirit turned 120 Christ followers into translators of God’s love. They were enabled to create unity by speaking about Jesus in ways…
Happy Father’s Day to all the dad’s and granddads here today, what a blessing it is to be a father. I would like to begin by showing you a couple pictures of the border crossing between Israel and Jordan….but I can’t, because we were not allowed to take pictures at the border. A border can…
“When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them….
Memorial Day Weekend is an appropriate time to reflect on freedom. People who have been in prison may have an appreciation for freedom that others do not. May 29, 2011 Acts 16:16-34, The Price of Freedom Douglas Scalise, Brewster Baptist Church [print_link] [powerpress] In the Book of Acts there is a story about an experience…
Those of us who went on the pilgrimage to the Holy Land had a memorable experience. We appreciated your prayers for us while we were away. One of the highlights for many of us was our time on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee where so much of Jesus’ ministry and teaching took…