VIEW FROM THE HEIGHTS June 2026 Lead with your ears, follow up with your tongue, and let anger straggle along in the rear. Let our gardener, God, landscape you with the Word, making a salvation-garden of your life. James 1: 19, 21 The Message Greetings! Yesterday, we celebrated Pentecost. The high point of our service was Thomas, Grace, and Mrs Momah singing “Washed in the Blood” – in English and Igbo. It was brilliant! The blending of languages and the bonding of...

VIEW FROM THE HEIGHTS May 2026 “Pursue the goal of peace with everyone—and holiness as well.” Hebrews 12: 14 C.E.B. Greetings! Driving to church last week, I began listening to an NPR broadcast about hate groups. As my anxiety & blood pressure increased (!), I had the gradual presence of mind to change to classical music. Marvellously, CRB was playing Ralph Vaughan Williams, “A Lark Ascending.” Its haunting beauty was immediately calming. My pent-up angst morphed into...

VIEW FROM THE HEIGHTS April 2026 Eastertide Greetings! And Happy April! Last Sunday, we celebrated Jesus’ donkey ride into Jerusalem. It was neither a “triumphal entry” nor a death march to fulfill an angry God’s lust for blood. Our God is LOVE [i] and LOVE only seeks blood when somebody needs a transfusion or a plasmapheresis. Jesus’ journey was part of his mission to stop oppression in all its forms. He preached against violence, proclaimed equality for the...