by Beth Evarts | May 26, 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...
by Beth Evarts | May 19, 2023 | WEEKLY WORD
Back in 2008 – which seems like a lifetime ago – journalist and editor Phyllis Tickle published a book called The Great Emergence: How Christianity is Changing and Why. In her book – which I and others have referenced in sermons and other...
by Beth Evarts | May 12, 2023 | WEEKLY WORD
Photo: The US flag at BPC this past week. An e-mail will usually come to Michelle Jones in the church office, saying, “The governor of New Hampshire requests that all US flags be put at half-staff in memory of. . .” This past week, the request came through...
by Beth Evarts | May 5, 2023 | WEEKLY WORD
Last weekend, when our congregation celebrated John Robinson’s 100th birthday, there was a big group of people out in Los Angeles celebrating the 90th birthday of Willie Nelson. I have never been a huge country music fan but I was born in Nashville, Tennessee. I...
by Beth Evarts | Apr 28, 2023 | WEEKLY WORD
In the Bible, there are some people who live for a very long time. Methuselah is not a major character in the Book of Genesis, but we are told in Genesis 5:21-27 that Methuselah lived 969 years. That’s quite a life! Of course, back in those days, I’m...
by Beth Evarts | Apr 21, 2023 | WEEKLY WORD
Every year – on or around Earth Day – I get a call from my friend Ryan. Ryan is a successful professional, a few years younger than I am. Many years ago, Ryan and I attended an Earth Day concert in our hometown of Macon, Georgia. The concert was down by...
