Welcoming Sinners
Bruce Epperly
May 24, 2023
Reflect Jesus was known for his relationships with sinners, persons at the margins of society due to their employment, health condition, ethnicity, or lifestyle. Following
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Bruce Epperly
Rev. Dr. Bruce G. Epperly has served as a congregational pastor, university chaplain, professor, and seminary administrator for over forty years. He is currently Senior Pastor of South Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, Centerville, Massachusetts. He is the author of more than fifty books on practical theology, ministry, and spirituality, healing and wholeness, and process theology, including Walking with Francis of Assisi: From Privilege to Activism, The Mystic in You: Discovering a God-filled World, the award-winning Tending to the Holy: The Practice of the Presence of God in Ministry, and Mystics in Action: Twelve Saints for Today. He lives on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, with his wife Rev. Dr. Katherine Gould Epperly, his son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren.
True Security
Bruce Epperly
May 16, 2023
Reflect Jesus tells the story of two men—one builds his house on a rock, the other on sand. One house survives; the other collapses. Jesus’
Let Interruptions Call You to Prayer
Bruce Epperly
May 7, 2023
Reflection Interruptions can be annoying. They can cause you to lose your focus or delay the completion of a task. Interruptions can also be messages
Sustainable Eating
Bruce Epperly
April 28, 2023
Reflect We can live simply and eat more sustainably so others can simply eat. We can reflect on our food consumption and the infrastructure that
Befriending the Wolf
Bruce Epperly
April 20, 2023
Reflect Francis of Assisi befriended a wolf that had threatened the townsfolk of Gubbio. He challenged the townsfolk to befriend the wolf, who responded to
It Will Be Solved in Walking
Bruce Epperly
April 13, 2023
Reflect St. Augustine once said, “It will be solved in the walking.” Moving our bodies energizes our minds and spirits and awakens us to new
Spiritual Decluttering
Bruce Epperly
April 1, 2023
Reflect Many of us have too many possessions and too full a schedule. We need to eliminate unnecessary cumber, so that we are not possessed