An intriguing Biblical statement

In this weekend's reading, from 2 Corinthians 12, Paul writes of his struggle with a ' thorn in the flesh'.....

Though he never describes what this thorn is, much has been written about it and HIS struggle can provide inspiration for us as we ourselves struggle with the finitude and imperfection of our own humanity....

Hope to see you in church this weekend as I will preach on the topic:

POWER AND WEAKNESS

PB

AMY GALLATIN IN UNION

On July 26, our church is pleased to host the musical artist AMY GALLATIN as we celebrate the 275th anniversary of the Town of Union.

More info is posted on this BLOG ( see right column) and at www.unioncc.com

Hope to see you there!!!

Pastor Bob

A POEM AND OTHER WRITTEN WORDS.....

In my early summer reading, I came across a great poem I had not encountered for years.......Those of you from my church can most readily identify with it...

As years go on, I am more and more convinced of the value and strength of small churches in our land and in our world...

Click on the link below for this poem by e.e. cummings:

http://www.geocities.com/soho/8454/749.htm

As a Father's day gift, I just received the final collection of the late John Updike's short stories entitled MY FATHER'S TEARS.......There is some incredible writing in there, including the short story by that title.....Also, his VARIETIES OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE based on 9/11 is really powerful...

PB

ON A PERSONAL NOTE......

As you can see from the post below, I spent some time in church talking about the subject TEAM SPIRIT. Since then, I've had the fun experience of being on a postseason ride with my South Windsor High baseball team that leaves us one win away from a State Championship game. If you want to get achance to see some good high school baseball, you can tune in to http://www.sportingnewsct.com/ for a live videocast of the June 10 ( Wednesday) game in the state semifinals.......

BROADCAST TIME IS 3:30 on Wednesday afternoon....

PB