Rev. Joseph Boyd Wuhan, China, South Korea, Italy, Europe, the United States – Seattle, Los Angeles, New York, Cleveland, Warren in Trumbull County, Youngstown. That is a great distance to travel. Yet we are in a shared predicament. We are connected, bound together across great distance, in an attempt to delay a new strain of … Continue reading Homily – Mar 15, 2020 – “Community and Social Distance”

Rev. Joseph Boyd Helen Keller once said “I rejoice to live in such a splendidly disturbing time.” Rejoicing has a lot of connotations. It is often perceived as an exuberance that throws caution to the wind, the very definition of getting caught up in the moment. I posit there is an intelligent, thoroughgoing,simple path of … Continue reading Homily – Mar 1, 2020 – “Crazy Wisdom”

Rev.Joseph Boyd I had the privilege of living near Harlem. I lived and studied right between the 125th Avenue stop and the 116th Avenue stop on Broadway. The 125th Avenue stop was a little bit closer to the seminary I attended, but I remember one professor remarking: “Look at all the students turning right toward … Continue reading Sermon – Feb 23, 2020 – “Go Tell It”

Rev. Joseph Boyd This week I finally got a cold, though I’m mostly in recovery now. It’s been a while. In fact I can’t remember the last time I was sick since moving to Youngstown. I’ve had the great fortune of being reasonably healthy for a prolonged period of time. I actually remarked to Jennifer … Continue reading Sermon – Feb 16, 2020 – “99%”