Feb 2, 2023 | Pastor Marc's Remarks
The late U.S. Supreme Justice Antonin Scalia is credited with saying, “Words have meaning. And their meaning doesn’t change.” If that is true, may I suggest we accurately transmit those words? In a speech delivered in 1995 at Stanford University, the Judge remarked,...
Jan 26, 2023 | Pastor Marc's Remarks
Yesterday, the church commemorated the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul, a day we celebrate Saul’s sudden, dramatic change from the evil persecutor of the church to Paul, history’s greatest evangelist of Christ. In case you missed it, no worries. You can read all...
Jan 19, 2023 | Pastor Marc's Remarks
Today, I ask you this question: Who are Fred and Ethel Mertz in your life? You may have fond memories of Fred and Ethel, the owners of a New York brownstone apartment building and best friends with their neighboring tenants, Ricky and Lucy Ricardo, on the “I Love Lucy...
Jan 12, 2023 | Pastor Marc's Remarks
Jazz is a uniquely American form of music originating in New Orleans. Because the port city was one of the only places in the United States to permit slaves to own drums, jazz began as the voice of slavery, the stories of African Americans forced into servitude. The...
Jan 5, 2023 | Pastor Marc's Remarks
Five years after the release of the classic horror-thriller film The Birds, famous producer Alfred Hitchcock told viewers on the Dick Cavett show that the film trained more than 3,200 birds. With such a large flock of feathered creatures, you would imagine animal...
Dec 29, 2022 | Pastor Marc's Remarks
For some of us, this just ain’t the “most wonderful time of the year.” In fact, as the extended holiday season winds down, we’re left to wonder if the inexplicable dread of these holiday blues will end with the silly revelry engulfing the dropping of a ball that rings...
