by John Sawyer | Sep 1, 2023 | Weekly Word
This past week, I received a frantic call from my wife, Amy. “Did you order something big from Amazon?” She asked. “No, I didn’t,” I said – searching my memory, just in case I had ordered something big and then forgotten about it. “Why do you...
by John Sawyer | Aug 24, 2023 | Weekly Word
Hello Church! I hope that this finds you well and that you have had a wonderful summer! The Weekly Word has kind of been on vacation since June and I am stretching my “writing muscles” after a couple of months away from this weekly newsletter...
by John Sawyer | Jun 9, 2023 | Weekly Word
This past spring, when the Session voted to approve BPC’s new Vision and Mission Statements, one of the questions I had in my mind was, “Okay. . . now that we have these wonderful statements, what’s next?” How will we put these statements to good use? To that end, at...
by John Sawyer | Jun 2, 2023 | Weekly Word
Over the past few years, there has been a growing understanding in American culture that June is known – by many people – as “Pride Month.” This is the month in which a segment of the population celebrates LGBTQ+ people. Of course, not everyone celebrates...
by John Sawyer | May 22, 2023 | Weekly Word
Come down, O Love Divine; seek out this soul of mine, and visit it with your own ardor glowing. . . For none can guess God’s grace, till Love creates a place wherein the Holy Spirit makes a dwelling. These are the first and last words of one of my favorite...
