The Sunday Sermonette
THE SUNDAY SERMONETTE: Satisfied?
Sometimes, if I can’t sleep late at night, I fire up the old computer and watch Reels and Short Videos on Facebook. The silverback gorillas and their offspring tumbling around with their happy purrs, hums, and sighs bring a smile…
THE SUNDAY SERMONETTE: The Old Hymns Say It Best.
The Sunday Sermonette September 17, 2023.In times of spiritual light or darkness, I need thee. In times of wealth or poverty, I need thee. In times of sickness or health, I need thee. In times of war or peace, I…
THE SUNDAY SERMONETTE: Musings About Prejudice.
The Sunday Sermonette September 10, 2023. My dear mother grew up in hard times. Old Man Depression roamed around D’Lo, Mississippi, like a roaring lion, devouring much of what he saw. Life on the farm was a struggle, to say…
THE SUNDAY SERMONETTE: Broken Pieces and Dusty Dust.
For Baby Boomers, Saturday mornings were magical times. The telly was bursting at the seams with cartoons and serials. Sky King. Roy Rodgers. Looney Tunes. And The Lone Ranger. I was especially fond of Bugs Bunny and his outlandish foolishness.…
THE SUNDAY SERMONETTE: Failure and Rejection.
“Cart this back to the quarry if you want to,” a struggling Renaissance sculptor said, putting down his hammer and chisel in exasperation. “This block of marble’s useless.” And then it sat for 24 years, exposed to the elements in…
THE SUNDAY SERMONETTE – A Pier. The Fog. And a Light.
The Sunday Sermonette August 27, 2023. The days were black, but the nights were blacker. Depression is a dark force, squeezing the light out of a person with its unrelenting tentacles of fear and doubt. For me, the early 90s…
THE SUNDAY SERMONETTE: Crosswords and Hurricanes.
The Sunday Sermonette July 23 2023 “Andy, what is another word for dictionary that starts with G and has eight letters in it?” Mother asked, sitting calming in her old rocker, seemingly oblivious to the storm raging just outside our…
THE SUNDAY SERMONETTE: Personality Test.
The Sunday Sermonette August 13, 2023. “Andy, ever take a personality test?” As we rode home from a long, delightful weekend, a dear friend asked me this question. When I said I hadn’t, my friend sent a link to an…
THE SUNDAY SERMONETTE – FISHING or Moving On?
As a child, I often went fishing with my sweet Granny from D’Lo. She taught me how to bait the hook, where best to fish, and how to wait patiently for the little red and white bobber to tantalizingly bob…
THE SUNDAY SERMONETTE HARDSHIPS
The Sunday Sermonette July 9, 2023. What are the hardships in your life? Work? Family? Friends? Relationships? Your health? Unfortunately, hardships are an inescapable part of the process we call living. How we endure them though, ah, therein lies the…
THE SUNDAY SERMONETTE TUMBLEWEEDS
The Sunday Sermonette June 4, 2023. Growing up in the late 50s and early 60s, I watched many TV Westerns like Gunsmoke and Wagon Train. I was always fascinated when the camera panned the desert and tumbleweeds came rolling by.…
THE SUNDAY SERMONETTE FOREVER AMBER
The Sunday Sermonette June 11, 2023. One day, millions of years ago, our little friend in the snap was attracted by the smell of resin oozing from a tree, perhaps a prehistoric pine. Deciding to rest his weary wings, he…