by James Melson | Dec 31, 2018 | 2018, Weekly Reflection
Today is New Year’s Eve, a time when many people’s thoughts turn to reflecting on the year completed and the year ahead. Thinking about the concept of time and how we use it, I recall the following words from Martin Luther King’s famous Letter from the Birmingham City...
by James Melson | Dec 17, 2018 | 2018, Weekly Reflection
Vickie and I recently returned from a week in Western Europe. One of the highlights of this amazing trip was visiting the Sagrada Familia Basilica in Barcelona, Spain. The visionary architect Antoni Gaudi began to work on the church in 1883 and devoted the next 43...
by James Melson | Dec 8, 2018 | 2018, Weekly Reflection
Hope and light are powerful symbols of this season in both Judaism and Christianity. While Christians began to observe the season of Advent, our Jewish brothers and sisters celebrated Hanukkah. I recently saw two photos related to Hanukkah that spoke to me about the...
by James Melson | Dec 3, 2018 | 2018, Weekly Reflection
The season of Advent started yesterday. This is the time in the church year that leads up to Christmas. However, it is about much more than counting down the days until December 25. While the culture around us emphasizes hectic shopping and holiday activities, the...
by James Melson | Nov 26, 2018 | 2018, Weekly Reflection
Thanksgiving weekend is a time when millions of people gather with family and friends to give thanks to God. In a recent edition of The Atlantic magazine, there is a story about a different kind of Thanksgiving gathering. An interfaith group of about 200 people made a...
