Exodus 33:12-23 (MSG) South Presbyterian Church – October 19, 2014 – Children’s Sabbath The Reverend Deborah Fae Swift (Scripture Reading for This Reflection) Exodus 33:12-23  The Message (MSG) 12-13 Moses said to God, “Look, you tell me, ‘Lead this people,’ but you don’t let me know whom you’re going to send with me. You tell me, ‘I know you well and you are special to me.’ If I am so special to you, let me in on your plans. That way, I will continue being special to you. Don’t forget, this is your people, your responsibility.” 14 God said, “My presence will go with you. I’ll … Continue reading The Backside of God’s Glory

Gen. 4:1-16 (Tanak); Matthew 21:33-39 (MSG) South Presbyterian Church – October 5, 2014 – World Communion / Peacemaking The Reverend Deborah Fae Swift   Cain and Abel.  A story as old as the hills … LITERALLY. I never paid much attention to this story until I was middle aged. It just seemed like a pretty straight ahead story of murder … fratricide … and the basis for a lot of literature written over the centuries.  But when we dive into it a little more, there are real messages for us today in the 21st century, I think. Two things in … Continue reading “Mutual Response-ability?”