Messages & Audio Teachings
![Rocks and hard places: Exile and the blame game1](https://flintasbury.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/rocks.jpg)
Rocks and hard places: Exile and the blame game1
"You made me mess up!" the four-year-old says to her sister as the blocks she carefully placed into a work of art...
![Leftovers: Vaccines for the heart](https://flintasbury.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/leftovers.jpg)
Leftovers: Vaccines for the heart
According to an article provided by the Cleveland Clinic on their website, tears are an essential part of a healthy...
![Tight: As close as underwear](https://flintasbury.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/tight1-940x675.jpg)
Tight: As close as underwear
As we continue our study of the Book of Jeremiah, this week's lesson challenges us with a couple of powerful metaphors...
![First: Letting go of fakes](https://flintasbury.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/first-1080x675.jpg)
First: Letting go of fakes
So far, 2021 seems to be a continuation of last year. While this may ordinarily be the case, it is not what I hoped...
![(hand)picked: Giving in to God’s plan](https://flintasbury.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/handpicked-1-1080x675.jpg)
(hand)picked: Giving in to God’s plan
I suspect that most of us have a story or two about a time when we weren’t picked to be part of a group that we really...
![Forever Yours: Coming December 27](https://flintasbury.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/forever-yours-1080x675.jpg)
Forever Yours: Coming December 27
It's time to pack up our decorations, put away the Nativity set, recycle the Christmas cards, and store or discard our...
![Brighter: The Light of the world](https://flintasbury.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/brighter.jpg)
Brighter: The Light of the world
A favorite tradition for Christmas Eve is to sing together by candlelight. Whether holding an actual candle, or one...
![Hope in an unstable world: Coming January 3](https://flintasbury.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/hope-unstable-world.jpg)
Hope in an unstable world: Coming January 3
There are many ways of characterizing the year 2020, but the word stability doesn't belong in the final cut. The words...
![Good company: A stranger on the bus](https://flintasbury.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/good-company.jpg)
Good company: A stranger on the bus
Joan Elizabeth Osborne is an American singer, songwriter from a suburb just outside of Louisville, Kentucky. Born in...