Blog of FPC Lebanon

Bible Reference(s): Exodus 19:2-8a / Matthew 9:35-10:8 Sermon by Rev. Terri Thorn The first rule of Preaching 101 says that the preacher should limit the amount of personal stories used in sermons so that they don't become the focus of the message.  The second rule is that preachers should not talk about their families -- particularly their children -- so that everyone doesn't know their business.  Well...today I'm about to break the rules and do both!  This past week my husband and I took a vacation to California to see both our children.  Julia, as most of you know, is still living in Los Angeles, finishing up her year as a Young Adult Volunteer with the Presbyterian Church. Mark is spending the summer participating in a cross-country bicycle trip that started in San Francisco last Sunday and ends in Washington DC on August 12th.  So last weekend, we flew into LA, picked up Julia, and drove north on the Pacific Coast Highway to San Francisco to be a part of th...

Bible Reference(s): Acts 2:1-21 Sermon by Rev. Terri Thorn (Note: Mel Kenyon Classic Go-Kart Race Community Worship Service) Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, go-kart racing was part of my childhood.  WhiIe I never competed in anything as serious as the Mel Kenyon Classic, on Sunday afternoons I ruled the streets of the trailer park where my dad lived!  This weekend, the sights, sounds and smells here in the Heart of Lebanon, immediately take me back to my childhood.  Speaking of sounds, I would like for you listen to a brief clip of a sound and see if you know what it is: (play racing audio clip of end of Indy 500). You all know what that is, right?  As much as it sounds like what I think the original Pentecost might have sounded like...it's actually the last lap of the Indy 500 broadcasted in three different languages.  It starts in French, switched to Portuguese, and wrapped up in Japanese.   And while probably less than 5 people in this Pa...