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Online Sermons
 A Glimmer of Hope
by Rev. Kathryn Henry
Nov 30, 2008
Last Tuesday afternoon, I did some Christmas shopping in earnest. I had a list of people – family mostly - and lots of good ideas. I went first to one of my favorite places – Barnes and Noble at the Somerville Circle – and headed right for the children’s books, where I circled around several times, stopping to look through some and to read others. Finally I made my choices for nieces, nephew and grandchildren. Then, arms full, I headed over to new fiction and non-fiction to get something for my son Tim and my son-in-law Jim and for my daughter Beth.
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Shop in Your Own Closet
by Rev. Kathryn Henry
Nov 23, 2008
My thanks go to my husband Peter for the title of this morning’s sermon: “Shop in Your Own Closet.” Actually, I think the phrase was ‘go shopping in your own closet’. He heard it on a radio talk show the other week in a discussion of how to spend less in these difficult economic times. Instead of heading to the mall or ordering online or from a catalog, go shopping in your own closet. See what you already have and wear that.
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God Gets Angry
by Rev. Kathryn Henry
Nov 16, 2008
Some of you might remember an old television commercial for Chiffon Margarine. A lovely woman in Victorian dress, identified as Mother Nature, sits eating a slice of bread with what looks like thick butter spread on it. The voice-over asks, “Isn’t it delicious?” and she replies, “Ah, yes, my sweet, creamy butter...” And the voice-over declares, “Fooled you, Mother Nature. It’s not butter, it’s Chiffon.” Angered, she rises and proclaims, “It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature!” Then you hear booming thunder and see flashes of lightening – Mother Nature retaliates!
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Today, Choose
by Rev. Kathryn Henry
Nov 9, 2008
In the mid to late 1980s, I served as the Director of Voter Service for the League of Women Voters of New Jersey. In this capacity, I traveled around the state moderating candidate debates at all levels of government, from boards of education to the U.S. Senate. I edited a publication that profiled candidates for state and national office and explained the issues involved in state referendum questions. And I was an advisor to local leagues as they organized voter registration drives and had questions on matters of voter registration. I came to know a lot about New Jersey election law.
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What Makes a Saint?
by Rev. Kathryn Henry
Nov 2, 2008
During October, the music world celebrated what would have been composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein's 90th birthday. Bernstein was renowned, respected and beloved for his talent, imagination and dedication and for teaching music and the love of music to younger generations.
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Zechariah
by Rev. Kathryn Henry
Oct 19, 2008
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has looked favorably upon his people and redeemed them.
Our theme for Stewardship Month continues: how is it that we bless God?
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Mary
by Rev. Kathryn Henry
Oct 12, 2008
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has looked favorably upon his people and redeemed them.
This is our theme verse for the month – our Stewardship theme for October 2008. You’re beginning to see it in lots of places around here – on the front page of the Spire, on posters, on the book mark inserted in today’s bulletin, and as our thought for worship for these four Sundays.
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Hannah
by Rev. Kathryn Henry
Oct 5, 2008
As is the case in many Protestant churches in this country, the month of October here at Peapack Reformed is Stewardship Month. You know the month, someone from the congregation speaks about giving; around the middle of the month, the letter from the pastor arrives asking you to use the enclosed card to make a financial pledge; and finally, on the last Sunday in October, each one comes forward to place a pledge card in the special offering basket.
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