I was concerned what people in my church might think,

show off his superpowers but that he should always use them to help people, especially in emergencies.

The day we find the perfect church, it becomes imperfect the moment we join it.

More often than not, we want him to have fairy wings and spread fairy dust and shine like a precious little star, dispensing nothing but good times on everyone, like some kind of hybrid of Tinker Bell and Aladdin’s Genie. But the God of the Bible, this God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, is a pillar of fire and a column of smoke.

He is a living icon for this congregation, and he has made so many contributions to our church. He developed our church orchestra,

Clearly, Mrs. Parks was bigger than her natural family. She was bigger than her church family. She belonged to the whole world,