A More Excellent Way
Sermon by Rev. Gary W. Charles, January 31st, 2021 Nicknames can be endearing, such as when a lover whispers gently “My Dear” to her beloved. Nicknames can also be defining. In my youth, if anyone mentioned “the King,” everyone immediately saw a vision of a rocking, twisting star from Memphis. Nicknames can also be demeaning. As a child, I was quite overweight, so on any given day, I’d hear at least fifty times in the hallways and neighborhood, “Hey, Rotund One.” Classificati