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Do you feel bad about mistakes? It can be hard to admit a mistake. “No, that’s not a mistake, that’s what I meant to do.” Of if you make a mistake, you might apologize over and over: “I’m so sorry, I’m so sorry, I’m so sorry.” Because one apology is not enough. Or did you ever blame someone else: or let someone else take the blame forContinue reading “Sowing A Bumper Crop”

A man and his wife had an argument, and they were so angry they stopped talking to each other. That evening, the man realized he had to get up at 5 a.m. the next morning to catch a flight. He wasn’t good at getting up early, and he needed his wife to wake him up.Continue reading “Peace”

My cousin Mary lives in Brooklyn. Once she told me, New Yorkers don’t want to talk to or be bothered by any strangers. She said there was one exception: if you look lost and are looking at a map, they’ll stop and help.  I took that as a little sign of hope, that even in a big city, people make time for a stranger and helpContinue reading “Hospitality”

Happy Father’s Day! You know on Mother’s Day, moms are celebrated. On Father’s Day, dads get celebrated a little less. Maybe it’s that Father’s Day happens in summer, when there is a little less going on. We don’t spend as much on Father’s Day as Mother’s Day. But let me encourage you: Dad is just as important and contributes soContinue reading “Faith on Fire”

Grace and peace to you from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and from the 160 congregations and from the more than 30,000 members of the Pennsylvania Southeast Conference, the finest of the 38 conferences of the United Church of Christ. I am Bill Worley. I am blessed to be our conference minister and blessedContinue reading “Conference Minister Rev. Bill Worley, June 14, 2020”

The Lonely Loved  So, we have a pandemic going on, we are social distancing, while an African American man was killed for no reason by the police, there are protests, division, and life is kind of stressful. We’ve had more than our share of things we are going through!  And with all this going on,Continue reading “The Lonely Loved”

Happy Birthday Church! I mean church with a big “C,” church around the world! I read there are 37 million congregations around the world! That seems like a lot, but at least there are millions of congregations! And today is Pentecost, the birthday of the church, when it all got started.  There are disturbing events that happenedContinue reading “Overcoming Division”

Last week we talked about Elijah, who was a man of God, the greatest prophet, but he got scared, and he lost heart. We learned we need to reach up to God, and reach out to others, to lift us up when we lose heart.  Today we’re going to talk about what to do when yourContinue reading “Facing your Giants”

Happy Mother’s Day! We want to celebrate all the women who help us grow and be our best selves. Mom’s aunts, teachers, neighbors, grandmothers, etc. Thank you! We hope you all enjoy your day.   Here’s a joke for you, why did the chicken go to the séance? (Think a minute before you look.)  To getContinue reading “Which way?”