Category: Minister’s Blog

“You will decide on a matter, and it will be established for you, and light will shine on your ways.”  ~ Job 22:28 Decide on a matter, make a clear choice about what you want, and the entire universe will help you bring the fulfillment of your decision into reality. …

The Apostle Paul wrote to the people of Philippi… whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever  is just, whatever is  pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence,  if there is anything worthy of  praise, think about these things. (Philippians 4:8) Interestingly, he wrote these words …

By Carmen Rich Zappi — My sabbatical was awesome! It was one of the most significant and enriching experiences of my thirty-year ministry and so much more than a vacation. It was a gift of three months to gracefully step back from the activities of a busy ministry and slip …

By Rev. Linda Machesic, Temporary Senior Minister — Has a song bar or a chorus or a verse ever flown into your head out of nowhere? Well, just now as I sat down to write this final lead article for your newsletter, a verse flew into mine. Do you know …

By Rev. Linda Machesic, Temporary Senior Minister — Every Sunday we recite our Mission Statement. We say, “Unity of Daytona Beach is a vibrant spiritual community that transforms lives by teaching and living the message of Jesus Christ.” Vibrant? Are we? According to Merriam Webster, “vibrant” is pulsating with life, …

By Rev. Linda Machesic, Temporary Senior Minister — March is my favorite month of the year. Having lived in Pennsylvania for the first forty plus years of my life, I became dependent on March’s warming trend after the Winter chill. March featured the magnificent transformation of the earth all around …

By Carmen Rich Zappi — Spirit has revealed to me that 2018 is my year to renew in body, mind and soul — my year to think less, do less and BE more. It has been my joy to serve as your minister for nearly 18 years. Over those years, …

By Carmen Rich Zappi — Imagination is the true magic carpet. — Norman Vincent Peale. January comes with an overarching theme to close the door on the past and open it again to the future of our dreams. This New Year I invite you to make 2018 a year of …

…and a little child shall lead them. ~ Isaiah 11:6 —  In the midst of Christmas preparations, do you find yourself feeling pressured and ready for it to just be over, rather than excited and wanting it to last forever? If so, I invite you to take back your child’s perspective …