United Church of Christ I am excited about being present with the members and friends of The First Congregational Church of Darien on January 22. I will be preaching on 1 Corinthians 12:12-27 which a familiar passage from Paul that affirms
CELEBRATING OUR BAPTISMS
Imagine celebrating your birthday one time in the course of your entire lifetime. Or observing your anniversary or Christmas once and being done with it. Or how about the Lord’s Supper: would it suffice to partake once of the bread
WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES CHRISTMAS MAKE?
Do you ever observe strangers talking past each other, people clueless about what is actually happening in their lives, people who seem lost in a very sad way, and it makes you want to cry? The most profound prayer
RESTORING NEW HOPE AT CHRISTMAS
“…and I will bring my people Israel back from exile. They will rebuild ruined cities and live in them.” Amos 9:14 Restoration has been a buzzword around First Congregational, Darien this year, and it finds new resonance at Christmas. The
WHAT CHARLIE BROWN CAN TEACH US AT CHRISTMAS
A good test of holiday mettle is the Christmas music we can’t stand and music we gravitate to. I pass on carols by boy bands, Mariah Carey, and cowboys. But among the works I’m surprised to find myself sticking with
THE TWIN HORNS OF OUR CHRISTMAS DILEMMA
Brace yourself, here we go again. We sense our approach to Christmas is fraught with peril and opportunity. So much depends on our angle of approach, more of an ellipse than a straight line. It is good to identify two