“Walking Along, Looking Sad” Isaiah 25:6-8; Luke 24:13-35 Rev. Tasha Blackburn April 8, 2018 Some of the best love stories leave us hanging. It is a common thing to go to a movie or read a book about a great love affair and get swept up in the initial flirtation and the budding romance. We […]
“Fixin’ To Go To Town” Luke for Lent Part 6 Psalm 118:21-29; Luke 19:29-42 Rev. Tasha Blackburn March 25, 2018 I have lived here almost six years and still my accent betrays me. Just this past week someone took me aside and kindly asked, “Honey, WHERE are you from?” For my part, I feel I sound […]
“Hell Hath No Fury Like…” Luke for Lent Part 4 Amos 2:6-7a; Luke 16:19-31 Rev. Tasha Blackburn March 11, 2018 Some of you have heard the story of the great reversal. It was one of the most curious habits I have ever seen in a congregation. This reversal happened—and I assume still happens—at Second Presbyterian Church […]
“Table Talk” Luke for Lent Part 3 Luke 11:37-41; Luke 14:1-6, 21-24 Rev. Tasha Blackburn March 4, 2018 I did not grow up in an era when parents felt they should be their child’s friend. My parents did not play with me much. I was expected to play on my own or with my siblings. Play was […]
“Right in the Pit” Gratitude Part 3 Psalm 28; Romans 5:6-11 The Reverend Tasha Blackburn February 4, 2018 No one wants to “go down to the Pit.” That is how the psalm writer puts it. The Pit is the place where you are all alone and, at the same time, you are surrounded by […]