Linda and her husband Dale have been members of Buckman Bridge church for seven years. Linda has to admit that she originally joined to make friends. But in the past year or two, she has begun to explore the church’s deeper meaning in her life. This sermon is part of that exploration.
Linda Crawford presents “Awakening to the Distortions in Our ‘Reality’: How Childhood Experiences Affect Our Worldview” With Linda Mowers as Worship Leader Sydney Crisp, Accompanist Special Music by Parker Harrison, Piano Our early history can determine the way we shape our lives. Few of us have escaped childhood trauma. That experience can damage the lens … Continue reading Awakening to the Distortions in Our ‘Reality’: How Childhood Experiences Affect Our Worldview
Linda Crawford will present “Dealing with Our Emotions in These Uncertain Times” With Alyssa Halliday as Worship Leader About our speaker: Linda Crawford is a very grateful member of this wonderful church community. At the same time, she is probably more irritable than normal, as her partner in isolation will attest. She also wears the … Continue reading Dealing with Our Emotions in These Uncertain Times
Elizabeth DeCoux will lead our worship with a message by Linda Crawford entitled “The Bliss of Human Connection.” It is a cliché to say that we need each other. But in these times of isolation and anxiety, that need becomes stronger. Perhaps Linda, as an extrovert, has more need than some introverts (like her husband … Continue reading Video Service: The Bliss of Human Connection
Linda Crawford “How Linda Changed Her Mind About Christianity” Worship Leader: Elizabeth DeCoux Accompanist: Dr. Gary Smart Special Music by Dr. Gary Smart (Don’t forget to move your clocks forward Saturday night! Daylight Saving Time Begins at 2 a.m. today!) Linda is not a Christian and never will be. Through most of her life she … Continue reading How Linda Changed Her Mind About Christianity
Linda Crawford “Spiritual Growth Through Substitute Teaching” Linda is now in her fifth year of substitute teaching for Clay County schools. It has been scary, exhilarating, and humiliating, sometimes all at the same time. And most of all, it has been a driver of spiritual growth. In this sermon, Linda will explain how. Worship Leader: … Continue reading Spiritual Growth Through Substitute Teaching
Linda Crawford “Change Your Story, and Change Your Life” Worship Leader: Jennifer Stokes Accompanist: Dr. Gary Smart Guest Musician: Anne McKennon As we go through life, we all build up a narrative about who we are, and our relationship to others. Our stories can be constructive, or they can be destructive. They can lead us … Continue reading Change Your Story, and Change Your Life
About our Service: Humans are storytellers. During the course of our lives, we are constantly refining a narrative about who we are and whom others perceive us to be. The problem is that, for many of us, that narrative is not very accurate. Linda will talk about how we can be more honest in telling … Continue reading “Who Do We Think We Are?”
Linda Crawford and Marilyn Smart “The Book that Transformed the Western World” Worship Leader: Jennifer Stokes Accompanist: Gary Smart About our Service: The rediscovery of one amazing book helped to usher in the modern age. That ancient book, “On the Nature of Things”, introduced revolutionary ideas about science, human dignity, and free will. Marilyn and … Continue reading The Book that Transformed the Western World
Linda Crawford will present “Our Search for Meaning: A Personal View” Worship Leader: Jennifer Stokes Accompanist: Gary Smart Special Music by David Gall, Lute About our Service: What is the meaning of human existence? Linda gives two answers to this eternal question: giving and receiving. About our Speaker: Linda started delivering sermons at this church … Continue reading Our Search for Meaning: A Personal View
Linda Crawford presents “Spiritual Growth” About our Service: Our third principle asks us to encourage each other to grow spiritually. But what is spiritual growth? To Linda, spiritual growth is mostly about becoming as open and vulnerable as we can. That means we become open to both pleasure and pain, to both the joys and … Continue reading Spiritual Growth
