Promenade

May 16th, 2013

Published by: Barry Casey

“Truly I tell you: whoever does not accept the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.” — Mark 10:15 “ . . . babies and young children are like the research and development division of the human species.” — Alison Gopnik Most of us have heard this comparison, that we should be more like children when it comes to faith and that children somehow have insights into the mysteries of the[...]

May 16th, 2013

Published by: pesposito

Occasionally I wonder whether I would be a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church had it not been for the fact that I was born into a Seventh-day Adventist family. Whatever the answer to that question, I am grateful that I am a Seventh-day Adventist and carry in my heart the hope of the second coming of Jesus. It is a hope that edges all my dark, discouraging and depressing experiences with th[...]

May 16th, 2013

Published by: pesposito

On this Sabbath, we the Sligo church pause and join in reflection as we celebrate the 150 year anniversary of our Seventh-day Adventist faith community. We cast a historical eye on the gestation era of the great awakening, and zoom in on our mount Moriah moment, Ascension Rock. Here hope-fiiled souls waited the glorious moment of the ages, the Second Coming. It was not to be, and the savage bite o[...]

May 8th, 2013

Published by: pesposito

I recently had the pleasure of spending a week with one of my dearest friends. We spent hours on the first night of our reunion reminiscing. I was reminded of the fun times together and even replayed the dark hours spent mourning the loss of a spouse. The ability to share those sweet and somber experiences has helped to nurture our relationship over the years. Some of the stories seem to have been[...]