From the Pulpit: Too much light

Have you ever heard a sermon that changed your life? Some sermons I have heard in church or read online have stuck with me and have been transforming over time. They have usually included a personal witness like this one.The late Alan Parker told this vision story in a sermon about the Transfiguration at his church in Danville, Vermont on Feb. 19, 2012.“I was a confused, self-absorbed, often-obnoxious little twit when I was a kid. I’d spent the first five years of my life in Heaven, on our family’s farm in North Danville, being a farmer kid with my father’s undivided attention in the barn and fields.“Then, suddenly, I was a preacher’s kid in Hardwick. And I had no idea how to act in community; among kids my own age. I turned into a liar, a petty thief, and a wise guy. I never seemed to be able to make and keep friends. Oh, I had my good times and moments, but I was pretty miserable.“After five years in Hardwick, my family moved to Newport when my father was called to the church there.

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