Preaching is strange, believe me. I will never exhaust its mystery. You can sweat over a sermon that falls flat. You can cobble together on the fly something that people find riveting. The latter happened last Sunday. I could
LET ME REPHRASE THAT
I said something recently that I wish to retract or maybe merely modify. I led off a sermon a few weeks ago saying that there are three answers to our prayers. The first answer is the most popular one: yes.
BLUE SKY AND CLEAN SHEET OF PAPER
Now back in our beloved Meetinghouse, we naturally ask the Spirit: what’s next? What big challenge awaits us? What moves would God have us make just now? We’re at one of those rare, inviting “blue sky and clean sheet
A Heart of Compassion
Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for remembering the people who died while serving in the country’s armed forces. Every year, the week before Memorial Day, I spend my time in prayer asking God to wash
DO WE REALLY HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you.” Acts 1:8 Next week we wade into a graduation season of pomp and circumstance, caps and gowns. Huge, gushing, wild-eyed expectations will be articulated by tongues,
WHAT HAPPENED AT CHURCH LAST SUNDAY?
Our hope is that so much occurs on Sundays of such a vital nature that you will feel like you missed out big time by being away from worship on a given Sunday. We hope that not because we aspire