by fccr | Sep 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Mary’s pondering in Poem and Song Luke: 1:46-55 46 And Mary[a] said, “My soul magnifies the Lord,47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,48 for he has looked with favor on the lowly state of his servant.Surely from now on all generations will call me...
by fccr | Aug 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
Micah, a prophet for all times Micah 6:6-8 With what shall I come before the Lord and bow myself before God on high?Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old?7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousands of...
by fccr | Aug 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
Fourth Blog Psalm 104 is a psalm for our time. A portion of Psalm 104 14 You cause the grass to grow for the cattle and plants for people to cultivate,to bring forth food from the earth15 and wine to gladden the human heart,oil to make the face shine and...
by fccr | Jul 21, 2023 | Uncategorized
What are the characteristics of biblical poems? The most prominent feature is parallelism. Bishop Robert Lowth, 18th century scholar, was the first to note parallelism after he explored poetry in the Old Testament. The two most important forms of parallelism that...
by fccr | Jul 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
The July 10 issue of the Gloucester Daily Times included an article entitled “Rockport neighbors call for drivers to slow their roll — Effort made after death of Virgina “Ginny” Hale. The article described the project “We Slow Down in Our...
by fccr | Jun 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
What are the types and forms of biblical poems? There are two basic types of biblical poems. One type is the stand-alone poem. Psalms are stand-alone poems. We will explore one psalm in the 4th blog. The other type is embedded poems in narratives or put another way,...
by fccr | Jun 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Deacons and members of the Membership Committee got to know prospective members during a series of gatherings in which we discussed our faith journeys. We shared our stories, talked about our common and divergent backgrounds, and celebrated the faith that has...
by fccr | May 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
Why are biblical poems important? Reading a poem in the New Testament book, “Revelation,” will introduce you to the importance of biblical poems. As you will see towards the end of this blog, you can buy my book, Biblical Poems Embedded in Biblical Narratives, at...
by fccr | Jan 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
The 2023 Annual Meeting of the First Congregational Church of Rockport was held January 22, 2023. The meeting was hybrid, with the in-person meeting in the sancuary and others participating rem,otely via Zoom. 35 church members attended in peson ad 16 more were on...
by fccr | Nov 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
October, 2022by Kelley Carnachan My husband has always loved & admired this church. He loved watching the renovations of the steeple & had always wanted to attend service here. Last Sunday we were able to do so. We were so warmly welcomed that morning...
