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The Rev. Dr. Kenneth Carter

shelter from the storm

The Rev. Dr. Kenneth Carter (UMC)

It is common to speak of life as a journey. Children climb aboard school buses for the first time.  Parents taken their children to college.  Men and women cross borders in search of work or safety.  An older person enters a retirement community. Life is a journey.

In this life's journey we know that we age, we learn new things, we move around, from place to place. People come into our lives, they change us.  Maybe we marry or become parents.  People also leave us, and there are voids.  Some relationships fill us with joy, others leave us diminished.  Some are the cause of praise, others lamentation.  We sometimes ask why bad things happen to good people.  And we sometimes wonder why good things happen to bad people! 

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Peter Wallace

A Basket of Summer Fruit: God and the Poor

The Rev. Peter Wallace

When I go grocery shopping, I tend to over-buy fruit because it all looks so good. For instance, Georgia peaches are in season right now. Sink your teeth into that sweet, luscious fruit and it's instant bliss.

Nearly 3,000 years ago, God gave the Hebrew prophet Amos a vision that must have looked a lot like the fruit bowl on my kitchen table. "Amos, what do you see?" God asked. And Amos answered, "A basket of summer fruit." Sounds nice.

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Other Recent Key Voice Articles

The Rev. Dr. Kimberleigh Buchanan Article

August 18, 2010

Free Speech--At What Cost?

The Rev. Dr. Kimberleigh Buchanan (UCC)

Dr. Laura and the Apostle Paul on "beneficial speech."
The Rev. James Ellis III Article

August 18, 2010

A Jesus Fascination

The Rev. James Ellis, III (CBF)

Johnson Oatman, Jr. once wrote these beautiful lyrics: “Lord, lift me up and let me stand by faith on Heaven’s tableland; a higher plane than I have found—Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.” In a world that bombards us with messages about self-help and self-fulfillment, it is incumbent upon us to find comfort in our Creator; that is, to be fascinated by God more than people, places, or experiences, as interesting as they may otherwise be in of themselves. This is possible only through relationship, however; a vibrant, authentic relationship with God through Christ Jesus, for anything else will not do.
The Rev. Dr. Kenneth Carter Article

August 17, 2010

how to leave a congregation: lessons from paul

The Rev. Dr. Kenneth Carter (UMC)

a personal statement about how to end a ministry
The Rev. Susan Sparks Article

August 14, 2010

Eat, Pray, Love ... From Home

The Rev. Susan Sparks (ABCUSA)

I am doing my own version of Eat, Pray, Love this morning:  I am eating breakfast in a fun new place, and praying that my arteries can support the love I feel for the croissant with egg, cheese and pesto sitting in front of me. 

Carl McColman Article

August 14, 2010

I'm Off to Northern Ireland

Carl McColman (other)

Tomorrow I leave for a week-long retreat on Celtic spirituality and peacemaking I'm co-conducting in Northern Ireland. The more I reflect on the retreat, the more I realize how peacemaking is always about each and every person's heart.
The Rev. Dr. Kimberleigh Buchanan Article

August 13, 2010

Poem: Why are Bad Things Spoken Loudly?

The Rev. Dr. Kimberleigh Buchanan (UCC)

A poem describing the pain of exclusion...
Peter Wallace Article

August 13, 2010

Unlikely Saints on the Golden Rule

The Rev. Peter Wallace

Decades after my first encounters with them, a couple of my childhood heroes have continued to lift my spirit and entertain my soul. These two people contributed, at least in some small way, to forming my belief system and maybe even my personality. Who are they? Stan Lee and Soupy Sales.
The Rev. Mark Sargent Article

August 10, 2010

Baggage Check

The Rev. Mark Sargent (UMC)

A trip to the market one day reminded me of something really important about the Christian journey. That trip reminded me that Christianity isn't so much talking as it is walking.