By Reverend Donn We came out of one of the most picturesque Easter Sunrise Services I have ever seen and heard about the bombings in Sri Lanka. Before the week after Easter ended, we heard about a shooting at a synagogue in California. We turn on our TV’s and hear language of hate and blame… Read More »
Discovering God’s Song
By Reverend Donn During the season of Lent people may try a variety of things to deepen their spiritual life and improve their walk with Christ. Some people will give up chocolate, or TV, or gossip; others may decide to add more time for devotions, Bible Reading or prayer. But sometimes we can be distracted… Read More »
We Don’t Have To Do Anything!
By Reverend Donn “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not your own doing, it is the gift of God, not because of works, lest any [one] should boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9) As we come into the season of Lent, let me share with you a personal confession. I have an… Read More »
From Seeing, to Caring, to Feeling to Doing
By. Reverend Donn Brammer I am going to share with you 4 words with short definitions, and 1 opportunity. Pity. Pity is when we recognize another person is suffering. Sympathy. Sympathy is when we care about another person’s suffering. Empathy. Empathy is when we feel another person’s suffering. Compassion. Compassion is when we want to… Read More »
2019- We’ve got this, because we’ve got God
By Reverend Donn As we face a New Year I want to remind us of a story in the Bible (Numbers 13) when the Israelite’s came to the Promised Land. You may recall that God had delivered the Israelite’s out of slavery and out of the land of Egypt. But even though God had provided… Read More »
A Scandalous Christmas Story
By Rev. Donn Brammer For the most part the nativity story the church tells is all mixed up. We combine the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke with various legends and traditions and try to homogenize it into one simple sanitized version of God calling people to action. The way the church tells… Read More »
Fear Leads To Anger, Anger to Hate.. and Hate To Suffering
By Rev. Donn Brammer A school, a church, a workplace, the latest is a synagogue but there are shootings and killings and heartbreak with each and every tragedy. I would like to think that something could be done to stop and prevent these events but I’m pretty sure even if a solution did present itself,… Read More »
I Might Not Be The Best Judge
By: Reverend Donn Brammer There’s been a lot of talk (which will probably be resolved by the time you read this) about judges, in particular Supreme Court Justices. I have to say I’m a bit disappointed that I’ve never been asked. So I’ve never gone to Law School, so I’ve never taken a Bar exam,… Read More »
” If Pickles Can Glow…
Rev. Donn Brammer I am very blessed on occasion to take walks with our son. The walks take about an hour and the conversation is usually about chemistry, bio-chemistry, physics, and differential equations which means that not only do I have a hard time keeping up with him on the walk, I have a… Read More »
It’s a Thirsty World
By Reverend Donn The book of Genesis chapter 24 tells the story of Rebekah. You may recall that Abraham’s servant has arrived in the town of Nahor. He’s looking for a wife for Isaac and he has offered a prayer to God to find the right person. He sees Rebekah coming with a jar of… Read More »
