Last night our church hosted the Annual Meeting of the Fairfield West Association of the Connecticut Conference, United Church of Christ. That meant a few dozen clergy and delegates from churches like Westport, Greenwich, and Ridgefield attended to reflect on
Annual Meeting, Part 2 – May 18th
The Annual Meeting Part II, 11th Hour Sunday May 18 The purpose of this congregational meeting is to: Receive the 2014 nominating reports Receive committee program reports Address any other business or concern relating to the life of our
A Few Words From Dale…
What with Easter and Confirmation Sunday, we’ve had a couple weeks when worship has been eventful, impassioned, and personally engaging. Anyone care to make it three? On Sunday I preach sharing some ideas of my new book, Sex and the
A Few Words from Dale…
A part of me always itches to inquire, “So what did you think of my Easter sermon?” I mean, I work hard on it. I care deeply about it, the central message of our faith, at the highest holy day.
A Few Words From Dale… Every year I am asked the question. And every year I must relearn the answer because the answer is so implausible, it never sticks. “Tell me again,” someone asks, “why is it called Good Friday
A few words from Dale… April 3, 2014
Lent is about understanding sacrifice in general and Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross in particular. As though this weren’t hard enough, more and more we live in a sacrifice-aversive culture, where many people hold that nothing is worth sacrificing our