From Dale

EASTER PI March 14 was Pi Day. I didn’t know that until I read about it in the NY Times. It is a day given in honor of the mathematical ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. Not

Holy Week arrives at First Congregational! Lent and Holy Week remind us of the depths of God’s love. Yes, Easter is our highest holy day of the Christian year. Palm Sunday mixes the odd feeling of Jesus’ acclaim giving way

Last Sunday I came home from worship eager to watch noon hockey while enjoying lunch with Cecile. Before it began, I waited through the last throes of Joel Osteen’s sermon. I later learned that by watching for 2 minutes,

I have a pet peeve with pseudo-religion. By that I mean spiritual-but-not-religious or new age type inklings posing as religion, when in fact they are something else. If there is no community, it is not a religion. If there

Sometimes our way to the highest and best is blocked not by bad things, but by good ones. Whatever can I mean by this? Bear with me here. And let me offer a few examples. We want to show up

This Sunday is the first Sunday of Lent. Lent is not only the season about preparing for Easter. It is also when we get serious about following Jesus. Some do this by giving up something taking up too much