John Cross
"In the Image..."
Posted May 25, 2013 by John Cross in Town Square
Mud Flat Musing: “Created in the Image of God”

One of the great joys of my life is to be with you most every day as we seek connections in our lives. None of us has arrived, and yet none of us is so lost that we cannot be found. But we need to trust in God to help us along the way! If you would like to live as one created in the image of God, t... read more
Charlie Van Dyke
Editor’s note: Hussein Rashid is a native New York Muslim. He teaches at Hofstra University in the Department of Religion. He is an associate editor at Religion Dispatches, a term member on the Council on Foreign Relations and fellow at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding.

By Hussein Rashid, Special to CNN

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, one of... read more
Charlie Van Dyke
Life Journey
Posted May 24, 2013 by Charlie Van Dyke in Small Bites
"There's one sad truth in life I've found while journeying east and west. The only folks we really wound are those we love the best. We flatter those we scarcely know. We please the fleeting guest. And deal full many a thoughtless blow to those who love us best."

Ella Wheeler Wilcox
1850-1919, Author and Poet... read more
John Cross
Mud Flat Musing: "Birds, Flowers and Grace"

Somehow I have developed a knack of getting things wrong. I wanted to do something nice for Easter Sunday Worship, so I decided to buy a hundred flowers - thinking that would be way more than enough for everybody. It turned out we were about 20 short! (Nice problem to have!)

I was sure they were pansi... read more
John Cross
"Shooting an Anvil"
Posted May 23, 2013 by John Cross in Town Square
"Shooting an Anvil" (Pastor Mark Crispell)

I spent all of my teenage years living in the northern panhandle region of West Virginia. Our house bordered Tomlinson Run State Park. The park superintendent’s son just happened to be my best friend. Dave and I had the run of the place and had all the machines, play things and tools of the park at ou... read more
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