This Sunday we enter what is known in the church as "ordinary time." Ordinary time occurs twice in each year, and it represents the time of year that exists outside…
Wednesday I was at an all-day meeting, with the Congregational Development office. In Merrimack, New Hampshire. On the way home, well, let's just say the weather was impressive. As the…
This weekend marks the Pentecost, a day we celebrate that the Holy Spirit gave her gifts to the believers. But it’s also a day that we celebrate as the birthday…
Sometimes it feels like living in the life of faith can be an exercise in futility. No matter how hard we try, or how long we try, it seems like…
Let's face it. We try to be generous, we try to give, and to share, and to be with and for each other, building community and sharing the Kingdom wherever…
Over a year ago, now, we closed our doors on "regular" worship, on "normal" life. We could not have imagined an experience like this, not with all of our modern…
The resurrection demonstrated once and for all the power of grace over the grave. Christ Jesus rose from the dead, showing all of creation that God's redemptive work was complete,…
We are an Easter people, and we continue to celebrate the resurrection of our savior, the joy and the exultation we feel at the blessed assurance that comes from Christ…
The stone is rolled back, and the tomb stands empty, and we need not seek for Jesus there: he is risen! Alleluia! He is risen! He is risen, indeed! But…
We love our celebrities, don't we? We love to see them succeed, and we love to see them fall. When they're on high we admire them, we wish we were…
