“Sometimes things look dismal, and with all our divisions and misunderstandings, we seem to lose hope,” said the Rev. Teresa L. Fry Brown at the 9:15 a.m. Friday morning worship service in the Amphitheater. Her
“Spiritually, if we want to change our reservation in eternity, we have to modify our behavior to get in line with God’s plan,” said the Rev. Teresa L. Fry Brown at the 9:15 a.m. Thursday
“Whatever” can be used as slang to dismiss what someone has said. In her sermon, “A Whatever Faith,” the Rev. Teresa L. Fry Brown used it positively to describe having faith wherever you are and
“My mother was a church musician, and as a child we sang hymns and songs that I did not always understand,” said the Rev. Teresa L. Fry Brown at the 9:15 a.m. Tuesday morning worship
“If you are attentive to the conversations and begin to consider the evidence, you will see that the Beloved Community is frayed. It is sick and tired of being sick and tired, sick and tired,
“In a world that is as divided as ours, there is still a critical mass of believers, even politicians, who are striving for the beloved community,” said the Rev. Teresa L. Fry Brown at the
The Rev. Teresa L. Fry Brown’s career is one of firsts. However, this is Fry Brown’s second time at Chautauqua Institution, having preached here in 1996. Fry Brown is the Week Three chaplain at Chautauqua,
The art of aging has been lost, said the Rev. J. Peter Holmes at the 9:15 a.m. Friday morning worship service in the Amphitheater. “Aging is not a walk in the park; I have walked
Jared Jacobsen has produced a new morning worship book to bless the new tent at Chautauqua, the rebuilt Amphitheater. “This is my laboratory. I want to make people ponder, to think and to broaden their
There were many problems in the church in Corinth, but there was one in particular that Paul kept coming back to, said the Rev. J. Peter Holmes at the 9:15 a.m. Thursday morning worship service.
“Chautauqua, you know how to have a party. Last night was was full of flares, bells and fireworks. Then the flares started to go out and it was getting dark again. Now it is July
"Who am I to speak you on this day? As a Canadian, it is an honor to preach today,” said the Rev. Dr. J. Peter Holmes at the 9:15 a.m. Tuesday morning worship service. His
The apostle Paul used the word “fool,” but Jesus shied away from using the term; it was like murdering someone, said the Rev. Dr. J. Peter Holmes. “Jesus knows that words can hurt and bring
All the epistles, the letters in the New Testament to the young churches from the apostles, at the end are trying to hit the right note, said the Rev. J. Peter Holmes at the 10:45
The Rev. Dr. J. Peter Holmes said he’s honored and humbled to preach during Fourth of July week at Chautauqua Institution. “I have never done that in America before,” he said. “We Canadians are much
“I wanted to throw a hand grenade into our understanding of God this week. We have tried to make God small and manageable, and God is not,” said the Very Rev. Alan Jones. He preached