With Eyes of Faith

This seat’s taken

By Deacon John De Gano

In the movie, “Forrest Gump,” those three oft repeated words, “this seat’s taken,” were what kept many from experiencing a life-changing encounter with the ubiquitous title character. But for Bubba, Lieutenant Dan and Jennie, such simple acts of hospitality (sharing a seat on the bus, etc.) led to a profound and lifelong friendship.

The Patriarch Abraham was the epitome of hospitality. He and Sarai exemplified the spirit of welcome in their care for the three strangers who appeared one day near their camp.

Is that thunder in the distance I hear?

By John De Gano

“Stay awake. Be ready.”

Wise words from Jesus yet do we heed them?

Summer Plans? God laughs

For most of us summer is over. The kids are back in school and we are nursing our bruises and strained muscles from squeezing in too much fun and excitement into too few vacation days.

What are we searching for?

By Deacon John De Gano

The other day Cheryl and I saw the movie “Searching.” It tells the story of a parent who, facing a family crisis, discovers that he really knew very little about his own child. Now that she is missing he attempts to discover, through the means of social media, who her friends were and who might have been the last to see her.

“Won’t you be my neighbor?”

By Deacon John De Gano

Question: If a picture is worth a thousand words… And a tweet uses only 280 characters, then what good can come from these five or six words?

Answer: On February 19, 1968, they ushered in 50 years’ worth of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood wisdom on PBS stations across the country. Through memorable characters like King Friday XIII, Daniel Striped Tiger, Lady Aberlin and all the rest of the residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, viewers learned to get along in spite of differences of opinion, cultures, etc.

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