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The Reverend Shirley D. Heermance
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Rev. Heermance is the proud pastor of St. Mark’s AME Church in Topeka, Kansas. She was formerly the pastor of Ebenezer AME Church in Bremerton, Washington. She was my pastor, my mentor and my Mother in Ministry. She set my feet upon the ministerial path and has helped me to grow and develop as a minister. Here is her current Food For Thought on St. Mark's web page. stmarksamec-topeka.com.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
So many things have transpired, in such a short time, throughout the United States of America and around the world. There is so much that disrupts the opportunity for humanity to peacefully exist one with the other, until life seems to be no more than an act of trying to survive from one day to the next. We oft times get caught up in the tornadic spins of human beings hating one another, of human greed and deceptions that impact the lives of the unexpecting and those unable to protect themselves from the predatory behavior that is forced upon them, by the viciousness of greedy and deceptive people. Too often our lives are fractured by the boisterous winds that blow in the dictates of single persons, or massive groups of people whose personal desires, inflicted upon others, have caused untold violence to blow out of control around the world. Unprovoked wars, unsuccessful coup attempts, the lust for power to lord over others continues to grow around the world. So much human energy seems to be spent on keeping our species at odds with one another, you might wonder if we are capable of living peacefully with ourselves. Even nature seems to be rising up globally in unpredicted and devastating ways. Firestorms, floods, hurricanes. earthquakes, turbulent winds, tsunamis, and other disasters caused by nature, have left whole communities like ravaged war zones.
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Over and over, we protest over one thing or another, as our basic human rights. Some argue, for example, the right to carry guns, while others the right not to be killed by guns. Some protest for gay rights, and civil rights, and the right to life, and no matter what side of the coin they protest from some seem not to be as focused on the quality of all human life as they are their cause for protest. The fight between Church and State continues to wage, and still with all our religious beliefs and governmental legislation nothing seems to affect the kind of change that will cause the human race to move toward peace with itself.
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Now I ask you, what do you think it's going to take to change this human condition that we are caught up in?
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Hello, I'm Amy.
My official title is the Reverend Amy C. Higdon a Local Elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. My favorite title, though, is Grandma.
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During my adult life I have enjoyed a variety of different jobs. I have served the US Navy as a hospital corpsman. I then worked in the Naval Shipyard as a Sheetmetal worker, and later as a Welder. In my early forties I answered the call of God to enter ministry. I have served as a Pastor, but most of my ministry has been serving in the pulpit of my local church Ebenezer AME in Bremerton, Washington. I have tried to use all of my gifts and talents to bless my church. Including working with my hands to build wooden crosses, and screen print shirts and bags. I began to realize that God was moving me into a new ministerial direction about three years ago. So, in September of 2020 I retired from pulpit ministry to pursue God’s direction. This website is the cornerstone of my new ministerial pursuit. The Lord being my help.
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