by afladmin | Jul 9, 2025
By: The Rev. Cathie P. Young I’ve never been much of a cook. Oh, I can make a mean sandwich but cooking a meal is not in my gift mix! So it was a big deal for me to put a leg of lamb in the slow cooker for Easter Sunday. After three morning Easter services, my...
by afladmin | Jul 9, 2025
By: The Rev. Cathie P. Young “Come on, children,” my mother would say, “Just love each other.” That’s when she would make dissenting siblings give each other a hug. And with that token hug came healing from a recent spat and sometimes,...
by afladmin | Jul 7, 2025
By: The Rev. Cathie P. Young Her name was Barbara. She had suffered from cancer. She died moments after I administered Last Rites with her husband and children gathered around her hospital bed. After the family left, in the quiet of her hospital room, I stood at her...
by afladmin | Jul 7, 2025
By: The Rev. Cathie P. Young The happy mood of the day stalled as I spoke my thoughts on a Christian response to end-of-life suffering. It was a celebration lunch with a small group of godly women, and we were just sharing our lives. The subject of a family...
by afladmin | Jul 7, 2025
By: The Rev. Cathie P. Young Christ is risen! The Lord is risen indeed! It was Peter Marshall, 20th Century preacher and pastor of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, DC, who made this observation about the first Easter. “The stone was rolled...
