Racial Justice Archives - Catoctin Presbyterian Church

We Didn’t Know

Date: August 1, 2021

Bible Text: Exodus 34:4-6, Romans 5:6-11, John 15:9-17 | Elder Connie Moore

Elder Connie Moore is preaching today, as Pastor David is on vacation. In scripture and in history, many of the tragedies of disastrous human interactions happen at the large scale of nations. Whole nations and all

By David Douthett|2021-08-15T16:51:21-04:00August 15th, 2021|

All God’s Children, Part 5: God Calls for Reconciliation

Date: November 15, 2020

Bible Text: 2 Corinthians 5:14-21 | Rev. David A. Douthett

Series: All God's Children

When we have broken a relationship, God calls us to do what we can to repair it by making amends (which has the word "mend" right in it). In matters of race, white folk often

By David Douthett|2020-12-20T23:52:36-05:00December 20th, 2020|

All God’s Children, Part 4: God Calls Sinners to Repentance

Date: November 8, 2020

Bible Text: Ezekiel 18:21-32, Matthew 12:33-42 | Rev. David A. Douthett

Series: All God's Children

When we have done what is wrong or not done what is right, we break relationships with God, our selves, and our neighbors. That's what we call sin, and that's what God wants us to

By David Douthett|2020-12-21T00:03:35-05:00December 21st, 2020|

All God’s Children, Part 3: God Loves Justice

Date: November 1, 2020

Bible Text: Psalm 37:27-34, Luke 20:45-21:6 | Rev. David A. Douthett

Series: All God's Children

The law and the prophets are full of directions, corrections, and condemnations about caring for the "least" or not, for giving fair treatment to all the people, whether rich or poor, powerful or powerless. We

By David Douthett|2020-11-02T13:34:07-05:00November 2nd, 2020|

All God’s Children, Part 2: God Loves Diversity

Date: October 25, 2020

Bible Text: Genesis 1:20-25, Ephesians 3 (selected) | Rev. David A. Douthett

Series: All God's Children

Creation is filled with variety! God made so many different kinds of stars and planets in the galaxy we are constantly surprised by new models. God made so many different kinds of living things on

By David Douthett|2020-11-02T13:39:21-05:00November 2nd, 2020|

All God’s Children, Part 1: Created in God’s Image

Date: October 18, 2020

Bible Text: Genesis 1:26-31, 1 John 3:11-24 | Rev. David A. Douthett

Series: All God's Children

Scripture tells us humans are created in the Image of God. What leads us to think otherwise about some people? What does it mean if we think otherwise of some people? Does someone's skin tone

By David Douthett|2020-11-02T13:32:28-05:00November 2nd, 2020|

E Pluribus Unum

Date: June 7, 2020

Bible Text: Genesis 1, Matthew 28:16-20 | Rev. David A. Douthett

This is Trinity Sunday, the week after Pentecost in which, having heard of the coming of the Holy Spirit after Jesus' resurrection, we celebrate the holy Three-in-One Godhead. Yeah, that sounds like mumbo-jumbo, so we

By David Douthett|2020-06-08T18:43:07-04:00June 8th, 2020|