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by Dale | Nov 20, 2020 | Laity Talks
I volunteered for lay speaking in United Methodist Church in about 1971 During the forty-plus years that I was active as a lay speaker, I probably spoke in over 100 Churches; maybe 150. I spoke in many different settings and contexts, often using the same talks more...
This Holy Place
by Dale | Nov 19, 2020 | Laity Talks
La Place UMC, February 4, 1979 EXODUS - Chapter Three: "2. And the Angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed. 3. And Moses said, I will now...
A Remnant Shall Be Left
by Dale | Nov 18, 2020 | Laity Talks
Place UMC, March 4, 1979 ISAIAH: 1:2-9: 2 Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the Lord hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me. 3 The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s master’s crib: but Israel...
Is That All There Is?
by Dale | Nov 17, 2020 | Laity Talks
c. 1984 He had very little to live for as he stood on the bridge at the outskirts of the city. No one could think of anything in particular to say to discourage him. He had lost his wife to cancer a few years earlier, and their only son had died before the death of...
The Inadequacy of Legalism
by Dale | Nov 16, 2020 | Laity Talks
There is always danger, as a society matures, that it will become hidebound in the law. An examination of the problem of legalism can also give insight into the nature and purpose of law. A major thought in comparing the New Testament to the Old Testament is the...
The Power of Pentecost or the Tower of Babel?
by Dale | Nov 15, 2020 | Laity Talks
Liberty UMC, Sunday, May 29, 1994 I want to share with you some Scripture before I begin my remarks, and the Scripture that I want to share with you is found in the 11th Chapter of Genesis. It begins with the first verse, and I'll read several verses of that...
The Three Stories
by Dale | Nov 14, 2020 | Laity Talks
[In my frequent opportunities for lay speaking in numerous churches, I often used one or more of these stories.] Oak Valley Station UMC, October 10, 1993 I appreciate your perseverance. I guess I have been invited at least a half dozen times to be here, and I'm just...
The Role of Suffering and Stress
by Dale | Nov 13, 2020 | Laity Talks
FUMC Brundidge December, 1997 I came in a little early this morning and sat here as the organist was practicing and soaked up a little of the tradition that exudes from this beautiful sanctuary. And I've enjoyed the music program this morning. I can tell that this...
Euthanasia
by Dale | Nov 12, 2020 | Laity Talks
East Tallassee UMC June 26, 1994 A time to kill and a time to heal. A time to break down and a time to build up. A time to weep and a time to laugh. A time to mourn and a time to dance. A time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together. A...
Law and Faith
by Dale | Nov 11, 2020 | Laity Talks
This talk was delivered to a Bench and Bar celebration of Law Day in an Episcopal Church in Baldwin County, Alabama on Sunday, May 15, 1994. I was invited to make this presentation by my colleague, Judge Pamela Baschab, then a Circuit Judge, and who later served as...