Throughout most of my life, one of the most important commodities has been oil, next to gold. Wars have been fought over it. The economy has gone up and down based on the price of gas. Yet, as we live deeper into the 21st century, oil may not be as important as… a glass of water.

Rally Day was a wonderful day, starting in church. Thank you to our Sunday School teachers, old and new, for teaching our children for another great year.

It's been a long time since the attacks of 9/11 - a whole new generation that never lived through it has grown up. It is one of the only attacks on American soil so that we, as a nation, always felt relatively secure until then.

God’s Work. Our Hands. is a Sunday observed by all of the ELCA churches all over the country. Technically, there should be over 4,000 congregations participating in this day, doing all sorts of service projects. The one we have chosen since the beginning of this day is to serve food to the senior citizens of our community.

On July 29 I received a shocking notice on my cell phone about a mass shooting in Manhattan, of all places. Apparently the gunman had driven 2,500 miles from his home in Las Vegas to a 44-story office building in midtown Manhattan to go on a shooting spree. His destination was the NFL office where he wanted to take revenge and kill employees because he blamed the NFL for his perceived brain disease. He killed four people in that building who had nothing to do with the NFL.

This Sunday is Pentecost Sunday. Pentecost is a great festival day in the Church calendar. Behind Easter and Christmas, there is Pentecost. Pentecost is the birthday of the Church.

LMC Kids is a locally produced series that highlights the people, places, and values that help shape young children’s lives in the Sound Shore community. Produced by LMC Media Center. 

This episode celebrates the role of faith communities and early childhood programs in fostering connection and inclusion.