Homecoming: A summary of our “Rooted in Love, Growing in God” exercise

This past Sunday, we celebrated Homecoming, reflecting on our upcoming 150th anniversary, the upcoming construction of our new building that we hope will start next year, and the loss of our current administration building, Park Chateau, and temporary loss of our parking and 6th avenue courtyard while the construction is in process. We asked you … READ MORE…

The Sunday Sermon: Homecoming: Listen with the Heart

Listen. What do you hear? The breathing of the person next to you. The traffic outside. A voice. The shuffling of paper. The beating of your own heart. There is no background music, no mechanical buzz. This is a quiet place, a sacred space, a refuge from the chaos and noise of the world. In … READ MORE…

The Sunday Sermon: Crossing the Sea to Life

If I were the kind of preacher who used visual aids, I would start this sermon by displaying a picture taken at Bayshore Beach in Tampa, last weekend. It showed the view looking out to sea from the beach. But there was no sea to see. Hurricane Irma, just offshore, had sucked the water away … READ MORE…