“Humor and laughter are the most powerful gifts in life,” said the Rev. Susan Sparks at the 10:45 a.m. Sunday morning worship service in the Amphitheater. “The congregation this morning is a visual reaffirmation of
Mary Lee Talbot
What is “spiritual geliophobia” and why is it such a painful condition? The Rev. Susan Sparks, senior pastor of the historic Madison Avenue Baptist Church in New York City (and the first woman to hold
“For thus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: In returning and rest you shall be saved, in quietness and in trust shall be your strength,” said the Rev. Ginger Gaines-Cirelli as she
“Today’s gospel is the conclusion of a story that began with the feeding of the 5,000 with one little boy’s lunch. It is a crowd-pleasing story,” said the Rev. Ginger Gaines-Cirelli at the 9:15 a.m.
Jesus said in Luke 12:51: “Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division!” “Isn’t that just what you want to hear at Chautauqua?”
“It’s a poor religion that can’t provide a sufficient curse when needed,” said the Rev. Ginger Gaines-Cirelli, quoting the poet Wendell Berry. She was preaching at the 9:15 a.m. Tuesday morning worship service. Her sermon
When the Rev. Ginger Gaines-Cirelli was serving as a youth minister, she was asked to preach one Sunday. One of the youth, Phil, wanted to see her before the service. “I knew Phil liked me
“This is our spiritual context for today,” said the Rev. Ginger Gaines-Cirelli after she stuck her fingers in her ears and began to chant, “La, la, la, la, la.” The congregation repeated “La, la, la,
How does a pastor in a large urban church in the center of a city that is at the center of world power set priorities for the work of the congregation? “I came to the
“The call of God upon Abraham was an unreasonable call. If God called you to kill your son, would you do it?” said the Rev. Isaac J. Canales at the 9:15 a.m. Friday morning worship
Naomi was struggling with God. “Why had this mother lost her husband and two sons? It was the end of her family as she knew it and Naomi said, ‘God has done this to me,’ ”
The story of Jacob is one of the favorites of the Rev. Isaac J. Canales, Week Four’s chaplain-in-residence. In the text for the 9:15 a.m. Wednesday morning worship service, Genesis 28:10-16, Jacob was a fugitive
“In times of need, it is good to know that God is waiting at the end of the road,” said the Rev. Isaac J. Canales at the 9:15 a.m. Tuesday morning worship service in the
“Immigrants have been a reality in California for thousands of years, long before it became a divisive political issue,” said the Rev. Isaac J. Canales at the 9:15 a.m. Monday morning worship service in the
“In a crisis of fear, when we face a crossroad, we have to make up our minds to continue in faith, hope and trust in God, or are we going to pay more attention to
“Eight simple words say it all,” said the Rev. Isaac J. CanalesJuly 16, 2017: This article has been updated to reflect the correct spelling of Isaac Canales in the headline and photo caption.. “We ‘Impact