If you found you missed something indescribable over the summer, if something was not quite right, maybe you missed your spiritual home, our beloved FCC, Darien. We certainly missed you, although our summer attendance was actually up this year. In
TYRANNY OF WRONG EXPECTATIONS
I want to confess the most serious way we pastors let down our congregations, me included. We see how successful other pastors get by presenting Jesus as the end of every problem, attracting droves of people, and we try
CAN HOPE GAIN WINGS?
If you were to ask us, every pastor’s cherished desire is for our church to become a beacon of hope in a world up to its waist in despair. That is why we try to build trusted groups and ministries
Believing in Others
My heart is bursting with such joy and zeal for life. This weekend, I’m blessed with the opportunity to officiate the wedding of my best friend. Seven years ago, if you would of said, that I would be asked
HOW BIGGER STORIES NARRATE OUR LIVES
The latest in the Star Wars saga was released months ago now. It caused quite a stir, setting popular culture all atwitter. Actually, I enjoy escapism as much as the next guy, whether it is science fiction, old cars, or
TOO EASY TO TAKE OURSELVES TOO SERIOUSLY
Last Halloween a student organization at Yale put fellow students on notice against wearing insensitive costumes like Pocahontas or Al Jolson-like blackface. Erika Christakis, a Yale teacher with a background in child development, wrote a thoughtful e-mail voicing