No Day But Today Rev. Dr. Durrell Watkins New Year’s Day 2012 It’s a new day and a new year and we have an amazing opportunity to seize the newness at hand and to do incredible things with it! Take a minute right now and remember something wonderful from the past. Remember some of those [...]

Christmas is About Change December 25, 2011 Rev. Dr. Robert Griffin Sunshine Cathedral MCC As we gather this Christmas day, my guess is that we are all probably somewhat familiar with this portion of our gospel reading found in Luke. We may have studied it, read it or heard various version of this story plucked [...]

The Least, the Lowly, & the Love of God Rev. Dr. Durrell Watkins Advent 4, 2011 Of course, as we get closer and closer to Christmas, we tend to focus more and more on love. Now, we all have affection for our pets, our friends, some of us are even very fond of our possessions. [...]

Whatever Happened to Joy? Rev. Dr. Durrell Watkins Advent 3, 2011 Dr. Seuss’s Grinch, as we all know, was bitter, mean, selfish, and utterly antagonistic to everyone who sought joy in their lives. But as the people of Whooville clung tenaciously to the power of joy, even in the midst of loss and disappointment, they [...]

The Path to Peace Rev. Elder Dr. Nancy Wilson, Presiding Elder/Moderator, MCC Preached at Sunshine Cathedral 2nd Sunday of Advent: December 4, 2011 Good morning! Wonderful to be at Sunshine Cathedral MCC – thank you, Pastor Durrell, for your kind invitation, and for this tradition of inviting me to be with you in Advent! Thank [...]

It All Begins With Hope Rev. Dr. Durrell Watkins Advent 1, Year B 2011 Today is the first Sunday of Advent. Advent is the first season of the Christian Year. And here we are, once again, at a new beginning: the first Sunday of the first season of a new Christian year. And the first [...]

The Reign of Christ Durrell Watkins Sunshine Cathedral Reign of Christ Sunday 2011 I remember in Hot Springs, AR in the 80s there was a fabulous entertainer known as the Grand Empress of Arkansas. But there was no Grand Empress of Arkansas pageant. The holder of this title didn’t win it, he just sort of [...]

The Future Has Infinite Possibilities! Rev. Durrell Watkins Sunshine Cathedral, Nov. 13, 2011 1 Thess. 5.1-9, 11; Matt. 25.14-30 The Fabulous Carol Burnett! When I was a child, that sort of performance thrilled me! I’m five years old dancing around the house singing, “I saw her at the Seashore with a great big pan, there [...]

We Remember Revelation 7.9-17 Rev. Dr. Robert Griffin Sunshine Cathedral MCC ~ Sunday, November 06, 2011 On this Sunday of the church’s cycle we recognize All Saints and All Souls Day. All Saints Day is a consolation and a reminder that we have not nor will we make this earthly journey alone. When we take [...]

Hallowing Halloween Rev. Dr. Durrell Watkins Oct. 30, 2011 Full moons and witches’ hats, spider webs and flying bats, goblins, ghouls, and fairy wings, now’s the time we see these things. Did you know Halloween is one of the world’s oldest holidays? We think it began as an ancient Celtic celebration called Samhain (sow-in). The [...]