In place of a sermon this past Sunday, we listened to a reading from the blog of Kim and Patrick Bentrott, two missionaries for Global Ministries, the mission organization for the UCC and the Disciples of Christ. Listen to their important first-hand account by clicking here. The blog for Kim and Patrick can be found at www.kimandpatrick.blogspot.com.
On January 31, 2010,
in Front Page,
by Pastor Brooks
On January 31, 2010,
in Sermons,
by Pastor Brooks
This sermon is adapted from the blog of Kim and Patrick Bentrott, two missionaries for Global Ministries, the mission organization for the UCC and the Disciples of Christ. Listen to it by clicking here. The blog for Kim and Patrick can be found at www.kimandpatrick.blogspot.com.
On January 26, 2010,
in The Link,
by Kathy Woolley
On January 24, 2010,
in Sermons,
by Pastor Brooks
To listen to an audio recording of this sermon, click here.
New Testament Reading-Luke 4: 14-21
In 1983, a twenty-year old from California named Bobby Griffith was in Portland. For the past seven years, Bobby’s life had been one of agonizing turmoil. At the age of 13, he went from being an outgoing youth to becoming suddenly withdrawn. It wasn’t just some “normal” teenage phase. Unknown to anyone else, it was more than that. It was not until a couple of years later that he confided to his older brother that he was gay. His brother was not to tell anyone, but when Bobby unsuccessfully tried to kill himself with an overdose of Bufferin, his brother decided to let the secret out unfortunately leaving Bobby to feel painfully “humiliated.”[i]