By Rev. Donn Brammer Some people will sometimes use the summer as a time to read books and there is a certain book I invite you to read that you may have read before. The first and most important thing I will tell you about the book is it is short, very short, about 3… Read More »

School is over but summer is a great time for us to try new things, to continue to learn. We can learn how to swim, how to square dance, how to play guitar, how to paint or learn a foreign language. Some years ago I heard about a woman in California named Florence Detler who… Read More »

By Reverend Donn We came out of one of the most picturesque Easter Sunrise Services I have ever seen and heard about the bombings in Sri Lanka. Before the week after Easter ended, we heard about a shooting at a synagogue in California. We turn on our TV’s and hear language of hate and blame… Read More »

By Reverend  Donn During the season of Lent people may try a variety of things to deepen their spiritual life and improve their walk with Christ. Some people will give up chocolate, or TV, or gossip; others may decide to add more time for devotions, Bible Reading or prayer. But sometimes we can be distracted… Read More »

By Reverend Donn “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not your own doing, it is the gift of God, not because of works, lest any [one] should boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9) As we come into the season of Lent, let me share with you a personal confession. I have an… Read More »

By. Reverend Donn Brammer I am going to share with you 4 words with short definitions, and 1 opportunity. Pity. Pity is when we recognize another person is suffering. Sympathy. Sympathy is when we care about another person’s suffering. Empathy. Empathy is when we feel another person’s suffering. Compassion. Compassion is when we want to… Read More »

By Reverend Donn As we face a New Year I want to remind us of a story in the Bible (Numbers 13) when the Israelite’s came to the Promised Land. You may recall that God had delivered the Israelite’s out of slavery and out of the land of Egypt. But even though God had provided… Read More »

By Rev. Donn Brammer For the most part the nativity story the church tells is all mixed up. We combine the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke with various legends and traditions and try to homogenize it into one simple sanitized version of God calling people to action. The way the church tells… Read More »

By Rev. Donn Brammer A school, a church, a workplace, the latest is a synagogue but there are shootings and killings and heartbreak with each and every tragedy. I would like to think that something could be done to stop and prevent these events but I’m pretty sure even if a solution did present itself,… Read More »

By: Reverend Donn Brammer  There’s been a lot of talk (which will probably be resolved by the time you read this) about judges, in particular Supreme Court Justices. I have to say I’m a bit disappointed that I’ve never been asked. So I’ve never gone to Law School, so I’ve never taken a Bar exam,… Read More »