by Rev. Madison Shockley | Dec 18, 2016 | sermons
After his trip to Palestine and the West Bank, Rev. Shockley offers some reflections. The sermon title comes from a theme of a cultural center in Bethlehem. This trip is his third. The first trip was back in 1996 and sponsored by the American Jewish Committee. This...
by Rev. Madison Shockley | Nov 27, 2016 | sermons
This is World AIDS Sunday. The worldwide campaign to end AIDS depends not only on stopping the spread of the virus but also stopping the spread of the stigma attached to those living with the disease. This stigmas is detrimental in many ways. The first way is by...
by Rev. Madison Shockley | Nov 20, 2016 | sermons
The reading today from Psalm 46 speaks so powerfully to our own lives. The voice is personal and intimate. Everyone has encountered trouble at some point in their lives. There is a deep human connection in the Psalms. Today’s reading is not just about natural...
by Rev. Madison Shockley | Nov 13, 2016 | sermons
Pulling from a scene from Game of Thrones, Rev. Shockley hopes to explain what we going through right now, post election. There are three groups in the T.V. show, the White Walkers, the humans, and the wild ones. the character of Jon Snow wants to make peace with the...
by Rev. Madison Shockley | Nov 6, 2016 | sermons
On the eve of this latest election, we consider the fact that this election has brought us to a place of such division and anger that we have not seen before. It has divided us along ethnic lines, gender lines, and racial lines. We are offered a choice between two of...
