Armchair Theology – Page 2

Remembering Auschwitz: A Call for Vigilance in the Current Political Climate

2025/01/27 Gayle 0

I have said before that I am a fan of history! Especially US history around the Civil War and World War 2. I often have important but perhaps obscure dates noted in my calendar, as well as dates we history-buffs just remember. Today is one of those days! Each year, we pause on January 27th to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day. This solemn anniversary marks the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration and extermination camp, in 1945. It is a day to honor the memory of six million Jews and millions of other victims—including Romani people, disabled individuals, LGBTQ+ individuals, and political dissidents—who perished under the Nazi regime. I have very distinct memories of studying the holocaust in High School. Later of visiting the The rest of the story

Why I Keep a Sabbath

2025/01/23 Gayle 0

In a world that thrives on hustle culture and constant connectivity, the idea of Sabbath seems downright countercultural. Yet, as a pastor, a spiritual leader, and a human being created in the image of God, I’ve found that keeping a Sabbath is not just a suggestion or an option; it’s a lifeline. It’s a way of re-centering my soul, recharging my body, and reconnecting with the One who sustains me. Here’s why I keep a Sabbath—and why I believe everyone can benefit from this ancient, sacred rhythm of rest. Sabbath Is a Divine Gift, Not a Burden When God rested on the seventh day after creating the world, it wasn’t because He was tired. God doesn’t get tired! It was because rest is woven into The rest of the story

The Letter That Stirred a Nation – And NEEDS To Again

2025/01/20 Gayle 0

In the spring of 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. sat in a cramped jail cell in Birmingham, Alabama, penning one of the most powerful documents of the Civil Rights Movement. Arrested for participating in nonviolent protests against racial segregation, King responded to a group of local white clergy who had criticized the demonstrations as “unwise and untimely.” His response, later titled “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” stands as a profound exploration of justice, morality, and the urgency of action. On this day January 20th, 2025 – Martin Luther King Day and Inauguration day for Donald Trump – the only convicted felon to serve as President, a dubious honor and a absolute commentary on our society and how far we have digressed as a people, it The rest of the story

Blessing Of The Animals

2022/10/03 Gayle 0

Perhaps the Blessing of the Animals is the favorite thing I get to do!! Here are my words from Sunday October 2, 2022: Ecclesiastes 3:18-22 Common English Bible I also thought, where human beings are concerned, God tests them to show them that they are but animals because human beings and animals share the same fate. One dies just like the other—both have the same life-breath. Humans are no better off than animals because everything is pointless. All go to the same place: all are from the dust; all return to the dust. Who knows if a human being’s life-breath rises upward while an animal’s life-breath descends into the earth? So I perceived that there was nothing better for human beings but to enjoy what The rest of the story

A Christmas Lesson (good all year)

2020/12/14 Gayle 0

So I’m a little bah humbug on Christmas this year. Nothing will be like every other year…we’ll be home at dhachaigh rather than Tobaccoville at mama’s (where I’ve spent every one of my 57 Christmases). I can be curmudgeonery anyway and this year has a millionth dose. Anyway, last Saturday night I got all excited to put up a tree! So we bought a coupon – a $40 tree for $28 – an NC TREE from a local store! Win – Win – Win, right…nope all their $40 trees were ~4ft (who wants to look down on the angel?). So I bah humbuged and grumbled (and grumbled about Christmas, about spent money, about…well, everything – it’s a rabbit hole). During the week we went to The rest of the story

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