At the National UCC Coalition dinner two weeks ago in Cleveland Rodney Walker, a UCC layperson from the Dallas area, asked if we were vulnerable to "spiritual obesity" - taking God's Word and not doing anything with it! This is an engaging and challenging way to address a long time concern of our Christian faith - how do we live up to God's command to love ourselves and our neighbor? Are we able to walk the talk given all the stress and busy-ness of our lives? Do we find our faith have any affect on our choices and practices in our daily lives?
-Rev. John H. Pomeroy