A Sermon by the Rev. Dr. Rhonda Abbott Blevins Senior Pastor, Chapel by the Sea, Clearwater Beach FL Read the Lectionary Texts Thanks be to God for the word of the Lord! For Holy Scriptures that often inspire us, that frequently challenge us, and that sometimes even make us laugh out loud, as was the case for me when I read the Old Testament lectionary text for this week. The main character in this story is Absalom, the third son of King David. Absalom was, in the words of Frederick Buechner, “the thorn in [David’s] flesh, but he was [READ MORE]

Read the Lectionary Texts I’ve very much enjoyed worshipping with you these past several weeks, even while on vacation in New Hampshire. Thanks to the marvel of modern technology, I was able to visit the church website to watch the sermon each week. Hasn’t technology changed our world? In fact, it has become a humorous part of our family story to note that, forty-plus years ago or so, when we bought our camp on the lake in New Hampshire, we had no hot water, no telephone, and no television. It was very primitive! Forty-plus years later, however, we went [READ MORE]