The Carpenter’s Son The next term is hermeneutics which basically means interpretation, eschatology, which means the end times, or the study about the end of the world, related to the apocalypse, Armageddon, etc., and lastly, biblical canon with one n, is a list or set of Biblical books considered to be authoritative by a certain religious group or authority. Believers usually then…

Opening Words “WHEN GOD WAS A WOMAN” Religion is made up of myth and metaphor from ancient time until today and we are still uncovering meanings of the past that have been covered for millennia, some on purpose, some for reasons of power and patriarchy and others, well who knows? The ancient symbol of serpent, for instance, may be one of wisdom,…

Opening words Its the Journey Not the End That  Is Our Task Don’t get discouraged.  Temptation to give up sometimes blinds us to other possibilities when things look bad. A business man after a bad day at the office in this terrible economy was driving home from work one day, and saw a little league baseball game in progress. He decided to…

Opening Words Sermon on the Amount Attend church regularly Work on your own spiritual development Serve on a task force Pledge at a stewardship level Be involved in service with others Connect to the wider UU movement. Enjoy the church and the people in it by finding a way to socialize with members Discover your gift, and share it with the church,…

Ah, love. Love and marriage, you know the drill, though why does it often seem like love and marriage, no matter what the genders, so seldom seem to act very loving. Like this story about STRANGERS ON A TRAIN: More children’s wisdom HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY?You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like…

Novelist Peter deVries once said, in his book, Let me Count the Ways: “If you want my final opinion on the mystery of life and all that, I can give it you in a nutshell. The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination. But the combination is locked up in the safe.” What a book a devil’s chaplain…

Do you remember one of the first popular black comedians of TV, Flip Wilson? Most of us are like the old Flip Wilson routine, in which someone asked Flip about his religion and he answered, “I am a Jehovah’s Bystander.”     “A Jehovah’s Bystander?” remarked his friend. “I never heard of a Jehovah’s Bystander.”    Flip looked coy and said, “Well, they…

A man sought medical aid because he had popped eyes and a ringing in the ears. A doctor looked him over and suggested removal of his tonsils. The operation resulted in no improvement, so the patient consulted another doctor who suggested removal of his teeth. The teeth were extracted, but still the man’s eyes popped and the ringing in his ears continued.…

Predictions: David Sarnoff wanted some of his associates to invest in the radio in the 1920s; the response supposedly: “The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in particular?” — “Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value.”– Marshall Ferdinand Foch, professor of strategy, Ecole Superieure de Guerre Horse drawn carriages…

This guy goes into a restaurant for a Xmas breakfast while in the old hometown for the holidays. After looking over the menu he says, I’ll just have the Eggs Benedict. His order comes a while later and its served on a big, shiny, hubcap. He asks the waiter, what’s with the hubcap? The waiter sings: Oh there’s no plate like chrome…