Sunshine Cathedral Blog

Q&A by the Reverend Doctor Durrell Watkins, Senior Pastor
Question: I’m new and didn’t participate in the recent congregational meeting. Can you explain what the meeting was about?
Answer: We are required to have an annual congregational meeting. It is usually informative (as regular business is conducted at monthly board meetings). Because the meetings are usually communication [...]

“We know that all things work for good for those who love God…” St. Paul (Rom. 8.28)
There is a story about a rabbi who kept having mishaps while traveling. He went to an inn for lodging, but the inn was full. While he was sleeping outdoors, his donkey ran away. Then, he clumsily knocked over [...]

Q&A by the Reverend Doctor Durrell Watkins, Senior Pastor
Question: Even though I am a confirmed skeptic, I love this church. I thought I had outgrown religion, but I find myself very happy at Sunshine Cathedral. Can you help me reconcile my critical thinking with my newfound love of church?
Answer: I don’t know that there is [...]

“Jacob woke up from his dream and said, ‘Surely the Divine is in this place, and I wasn’t aware of it.’” Genesis 28.16
Dreams seem real when we are having them. Eventually we wake up from our dreams, and no matter how terrifying or ridiculous or sad the dream was, we can always comfort ourselves by [...]

Sharing the Light is an Internet talk show where Reverends Durrell Watkins, Robert Griffin, and others discuss theological questions of interest to our community.
In this episode of Sharing the Light, Sunshine Cathedral’s Senior Pastor Durrell Watkins speaks with Director of Media and Justice Ministry Robert Griffin. We invite you to join us for an enlightening [...]

By Rev. Dr. Durrell Watkins, Senior Pastor, Sunshine Cathedral MCC
Two prayers have been very present in my heart lately. The first is by James Dillet Freeman: “The light of God surrounds us; the love of God enfolds us. The power of God protects us; the presence of God watches over us. Wherever we are, God [...]

I was not a very happy child. Being a queer child in the rural mid-South in the 1970s was not the easiest path on which to start! Home life was difficult, so not only did I experience the world to be a fairly hostile place, I did not find home to be a safe refuge [...]

Q&A by the Reverend Doctor Durrell Watkins, Senior Pastor
Question: Why did you give out a DVD about homosexuality & the bible to everyone who attended Christmas Eve services? Some of us are past needing that sort of thing.
Answer: Let me answer your question in four parts — (1) Even if you are very proud of [...]

Sharing the Light is an Internet talk show where Reverends Durrell Watkins, Robert Griffin, and others discuss theological questions of interest to our community.
In this episode of Sharing the Light, Sunshine Cathedral’s Senior Pastor Durrell Watkins speaks with Light University Academic Dean Robert Griffin and Michael Diaz, Volunteer Coordinator / Miami Outreach Coordinator. We invite [...]