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Healing and Humility
Last Sunday evening after I got home from the Advisory Council meeting I caught the end of 60 Minutes. Immediately after that The Amazing Race came on which I’ve never seen but I was curious because it started in Gloucester, Massachusetts and the competitors needed to find their way to…
What Happens When You Can’t Do It All?
Exodus 18 begins by telling us that while Moses was off in Egypt serving the Lord and delivering the Israelites from slavery, his wife Zipporah and their two sons Gershom and Eliezer, were staying with Zipporah’s dad, Jethro, and presumably, his wife. After what turned into a very extended visit…
The Purpose of Gifts
1 Corinthians 12:1-11, “Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. 2 You know that when you were pagans, you were enticed and led astray to idols that could not speak. 3 Therefore I want you to understand that no one…
Imagine a Church
This past week we’ve witnessed one of the things that troubles me about the world in which we live. Fifty years ago if the pastor of a tiny church said he was going to burn copies of another religion’s core faith document virtually no one would have known about it…
God is Our Creator and Provider
Perhaps you saw this week that physicist Stephen Hawkings’ book “The Grand Design” hit the market. In an act of brilliant publicity to boost sales Hawking announced that God wasn’t necessary for the creation of the universe. I’m sure God was shocked and almost choked on the morning toast reading…
The Joy of Worship
Think for a moment about a place you’d love to go – it could be a vacation spot, a family retreat, or a place in the city or country, it could be in North America or on another continent. It would be the kind of place that makes your heart…
Create in Me a Clean Heart
Today’s subject is heavy.* The weight of guilt for things we have done or not done, for things we have said or failed to say can be overwhelming and crushing. Guilt – the awareness of having done wrong accompanied by feelings of shame and regret – is a powerful emotion,…
In the Nick of Time
Douglas Scalise, Brewster Baptist Church Psalm 107 Congratulations to those who took up my invitation to read 5 psalms a day during the month of July. I hope you found it a rewarding experience. I would encourage all of you to consider reading 5 psalms a day in August as…
God Is Real and Always Near
Douglas Scalise, Brewster Baptist Church Psalm 139 This last week was really interesting. From last Sunday to this morning some of the events I shared in included: a wonderful BBC new member party last Sunday afternoon organized by the Assimilation Team and graciously hosted at the home of Fred and…
When Good Things Happen to Good People
Douglas Scalise, Brewster Baptist Church Psalm 34 Let’s pray: “For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, for love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson) Lord, we thank you. Amen. [powerpress]Last week I shared about when…
When Good Things Happen to Bad People
Douglas Scalise, Brewster Baptist Church Psalm 73 Almost 30 years ago in 1981, Rabbi Harold Kushner published the book, When Bad Things Happen to Good People. The main question Rabbi Kushner addressed in the book is – if the universe was created and is governed by a good and loving…
In God We Trust
Douglas Scalise, Brewster Baptist Church Psalm 33 In the Hebrew language the psalms are called tehillim, which means “songs of praise.” As we continue our series on the psalms it is helpful to remember there are a number of different types of psalms including Individual Laments like Psalm 22 which…