Hope and Forgiveness

Hope and Forgiveness – Deane Oliva – Jan. 4, 2009 This year, I intend to start blogging.  It will be a new and exciting venue for me and for our church. It’s always a challenge to decide what to write about, whether its an email, a sermon or a...

Advent

Advent – Deane Oliva – Dec. 14, 2008 RING!  RING! “Hi honey. Yes, Christmas is almost here. I am so excited. I’m going shopping after church.  So far, I think that we have gifts for all your relatives and most of mine.  We still need to get my aunt and...

I Believe in Life

I Believe in Life – Deane Oliva – Nov. 16, 2008 I would like to share with you a story that is working its way through the internet right now.  It’s smaltzy; it’s romantic, the kind of story that calls for a handkerchief or a tissue.  Yet, as with most of...

Support Our Troops

Support Our Troops – Deane Oliva – Nov. 9, 2008 War is a reality! No matter what your ethical, conceptual stance, war is real. Mythically, we yearn to believe that military service builds character, extols the nation’s values and teaches one about life. We...

A Little Tillich

A Little Tillich – Carolyn R. Brown – Feb. 17, 2008  My sermon today is entitled “A Little Tillich” which says more about me than about him.  Tillich was a monumental figure in theology during the 20th century and affected most of those who wrote and...