Reflection: Church as a Place of Healing
One of the tasks of my ministry as an interim minister is to assist the congregation in taking a look at themselves and all of their ministries. It is not an e...
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Sermon: Healing Powers
I am a firm believer in prayer, in fact, I wrote a book about prayer and about adopting a personal prayer life, so prayer is a big thing in my book. For most of...
Sermon: The Image of God
One of the challenges of being the new pastor is determining where the congregation is in their spiritual life as well as where they are regarding contemporary ...
Sermon: The Will of God
To truly understand this passage we need to back up one verse where we read in part, “And he went up on the mountain….” (v. 13). Before starting any...
Some things I have been reading this week
Life Is in the Little Things: Finding the Extra in the Ordinary Made a Big Mistake? What to Do Instead of Beating Yourself Up How I’ve Learned to Free Myself fr...
Sermon: Here I Am
It is so great to finally be here with all of you. It has taken some time to get here but here we are at the start of what I pray will be a fruitful time for ti...
Sermon: A New Beginning
Note: On Sunday, May 27th, I preached my last sermon as Interim Senior Minister at Bethany Congregational Church, United Church of Christ. What follows is the t...
Sermon: A Fresh Spirit
Yesterday some 23 million Americans rose early to witness the wedding of Prince Harry of Great Briton and Megan Markle of the United States. Those 23 million Am...
Bishop Michael Curry delivers impassioned sermon
If you did not watch the sermon at the Royal Wedding you need to watch it. Bishop Curry brought the REAL message about the love of Jesus Christ.
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks
I am not sure when it began, but I have been researching my family tree for as long as I can remember. From the days of getting in the car and driving to cemete...