by Rev. Cynthia Leslie Simmons | Oct 4, 2026
Some years ago, I was guest-preaching at a local church when a man came up to me after the service and said while he had enjoyed the service very much, he wondered why we couldn’t sing “the good old hymns” like In the Garden. I paused and then began the following...
by Rev. Cynthia Leslie Simmons | Oct 6, 2024
Philippians 3:4b-14 Imagine the following scenario: You are considering which of two doctors you should consult about a major medical problem. Both are specialists in the same area, but while one went to medical school at Johns Hopkins, the other did his medical...
by Rev. Cynthia Leslie Simmons | Jun 30, 2024
The Apostle Paul was one worried man. He had worked so hard to establish several fledgling Christian congregations in Galatia but now it appeared that his work might go right down the drain. As you heard Jim read during the introduction to the scripture, most of the...
by Rev. Cynthia Leslie Simmons | Jul 23, 2023
Note: Prior to the sermon, Pastor Simmons and Pastor Clifton presented the children’s book “The Runaway Bunny” in dramatic form as a modern parable to help understand the scripture. Francis Thompson was an English poet who, in 1890, published a poem called The Hound...
by Rev. Cynthia Leslie Simmons | Nov 21, 2021
Listen When I was a small child, I was very fond of fairy tales and deeply regretted the fact that I lived in a country led by a president rather than a king. Kings and queens sounded so much more glamorous than senators and representatives and presidents. And since...
