Rev. Andrew's Adventures

Community UMC, Quincy “God’s Sheep Are We” Rev. Andrew Davis May 12, 2019 Psalm 23 John 10: 22-30 Jesus as the Good Shepherd is a prominent image in many different contexts, whether through visual art, music, devotions, or even on the names of churches. --  One particular image of Jesus as the Good Shepherd that is memorable for me is my Aunt Linda’s Good Shepherd wood plate, which has gone with her in each house that she has lived in, from California, to Tennessee, and now Wisconsin.  It ’s not a big piece of art, but is a small, simple wood carving of Jesus holding a lamb calmly over his shoulders, with the (KJV) 23 rd Psalm inscribed on a wooden plate.  It is a simple, yet meaningful image that I find myself drawn to each time I visit and sure enough when I visited her in Tennessee for Thanksgiving several years ago while still in seminary, it was right up there in her dining room, watching over the table and is a sustaining presence for a...

Community UMC, Quincy “Feed My Sheep, Feed My Lambs” Rev. Andrew Davis May 5, 2019 Acts 9: 1-20 John 21: 1-19             Almost two weeks ago after Easter Sunday, it was nice to take  a day off and go fishing with my dad.  While catching a fish here and there is nice (after all, there is nothing like fresh fish for dinner on the grill with some asparagus and red potatoes) it doesn’t really matter if we catch anything or not.  It’s just nice to be outside and near water, even if the wind is blowing and white caps are forming.  There’s something renewing about being around water.  We decided to give Frenchman Lake a try and to our delight, the lake is once again full to the brim, even roaring over its spillway.  With the lake so full, it’s nice not having to hike a long way to the water (unlike the year I began serving here in Quincy).  While I did h...