Rev. Joseph Boyd When I first came to Youngstown, I kept hearing the term food desert. I overheard people saying the downtown was a food desert, that the East side of Youngstown is a food desert. I recently spoke with someone who lives in Steubenville, and one of the first things he said to me … Continue reading Homily – Nov 18, 2018 – “Remember Thanksgiving”
Rev. Joseph Boyd Love comes to us through the senses. It touches us. It moves us. It reminds us. In the wake of senseless violence, we are trying heartily to come to our senses. In light of the upcoming election there are those who are waiting to celebrate, and those who are stocking up on … Continue reading Homily – Nov 4, 2018 – “Sense Memory”
Rev. Joseph Boyd
Rev. Joseph Boyd
Rev. Joseph Boyd
Rev. Joseph Boyd
Rev.Joseph Boyd Consider this: Turning points are rare opportunities. The dissolution of our deeply held beliefs, the questioning of our basic fundamental thrust through life, the doubt that we are instilled with suddenly and profoundly is not something we would wish on anyone. These are all the characteristics of disillusionment. Disillusionment is not a rare … Continue reading Sermon – Sept 16, 2018 – “Loss of Vision”
Rev.Joseph Boyd Welcome, home. Coming home can happen just like that. It can happen in an instant, and it can take a lifetime. It really depends on the way we define home. The critic Katherine Robinson makes a compelling case that we’ve been reading Robert Frost’s most famous poem all wrong. She cites letters written … Continue reading Sermon – Sept 9, 2018 – “Coming Home”
Rev.Joseph Boyd
Rev. Joseph Boyd The literal meaning of the word Renaissance in French is “rebirth.” The time period following the MIddle Ages and ushering in the Age of Enlightenment re-framed religious questions. Instead of understanding the world through tradition, story or dogma, the age of rebirth focused the understanding of the world back on to the … Continue reading Sermon – Jul 29, 2018 – “Questioning Authority”
