Various steadfast volunteers have given enormous amounts of time and energy to think through how we conduct our outdoor services, Zoom times together, tech, offering, and much more. Due to their efforts, we have been able to enjoy a smooth groove with our Sunday morning summer services. The services are typically shorter with a more […]
Theology Book Club 2020-2021
For those interested, please see the details below concerning our upcoming Theology Book Club 2020-2021. For this year, we will be reading through the history of Chrisitanity from the book of Acts until the pre-Reformation. Supplementing this reading are excerpts of primary theology written by theologians within this history. Let me know if you have any questions! […]
Embodying The Constants
Heraclitus was really something else. Back in Ancient Greece when the common thread was to argue for principles which cannot be altered, Heraclitus went in the completely opposite direction. Unlike his peers who wanted some kind of constancy, Heraclitus wrote this famous phrase: “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not […]
An Honest Lamentation
Psalm 3: A psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom. 1 Lord, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me! 2 Many are saying of me, “God will not deliver him.”[b] 3 But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high. 4 I call out to the Lord, […]
Christian Buzzwords Series: Anxiety
A Message from Ben, April 16th, 2020 In my office, directly behind my chair, hangs a print of the Greek Titan Atlas. He holds his burden surrounded by mountains and a lake. He is alone without anyone else to offer relief. He remains in solitary, holding his weight forever. I often contemplate this print, especially […]
Christian Buzzwords Series: Joy
Message from Pastor Ben – March 27, 2020 A familiar scene: you are stuck in traffic. Living close to NYC, the often clogged I-95 interstate is almost a way of life to us; almost as integral as anything else. Maybe just reading the word, traffic, brings up some emotions. Frustration? Impatience? Anger? Anxiety? Fear? A […]