Author Archives: reallifepastor

  I didn’t expect to feel hope. In May, a church member requested prayer for racial healing in Buncombe County.  That request led to a pilgrimage to the newly opened National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery. The Memorial … Continue reading →

Thousands had gathered to hear the traveling teacher.  News of his kindness, his talk of hopefulness, and his acts of healing had spread throughout the region.  When they heard the teacher and his disciples had landed on the beach in … Continue reading →

Week before last, I attended songwriting camp.  As she drove to camp, my good friend Kate penned a song that was inspired by her one-year-old grandchild. I like to play a special game // Peek-a-boo baby is its name Around … Continue reading →

(Glyn Norman) Have you ever gone through a rough time?  What got you through it?  I was struck by something Greg Clemons said during prayer time a couple weeks ago.  Greg told us about his struggle with depression and anxiety.  … Continue reading →

Want to hear about the scariest thing that’s happened to me since coming to FCUCC?   Karen Nice-Webb—who is so aptly named—gave me a plant.  Despite the fact that I am descended from farmers, I did not get the plant gene.  … Continue reading →

Family.  Who’s in your family?  What makes them family?  How has family formed you? How does the family you are creating differ from the family in which you grew up? Family.  Do you look forward to family gatherings?  Will there … Continue reading →

   All are Welcome at Our Table, by Carol Bridges   “One Sabbath day,” the narrative begins.  Those three words would have set up specific expectations in the minds of this story’s first hearers.  Taking seriously the command to “Remember … Continue reading →

Poor Nicodemus.  A leader in his faith community, Nicodemus comes at night to speak with Jesus.  Jesus has just arrived in Jerusalem for the Passover.  His first act in the holy city is to visit the Temple … and throw … Continue reading →

Next Sunday’s Scripture story is about Pentecost…and what a story it is!  The crowd!  Rushing wind!  A riot of languages.  And fire!  Lots of fire!  Filled with God’s Spirit, Peter preaches.  He quotes the prophet Joel, who quotes God: I will … Continue reading →

I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that in this passage John is trying to say something about love. J  Love’s what we’re known for, right?  As the song says, “They’ll know we are Christians by … Continue reading →