Sermon: The Words of my Mouth
May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. NIV Let the words of my mouth and the medi...
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I am compelled to speak
At least once a week I get a comment on a Facebook or Twitter post saying that as clergy I should not comment on political things as there is a separation of ch...
Sermon: God’s Loving Paths
It was not long ago that we were wishing each other a Merry Christmas and celebrating the birth of the Christ Child and now we have begun the season of L...
Prayer is a Verb
So here we are again, another mass shooting and more thoughts and prayers being sent all around. Now don’t get me wrong, thoughts and prayers are good I m...
Tribute for My Mother
My mother died on Thursday, February 8th and today, February 13th was her funeral. This is the sermon I preached on that occasion. I would like to begin this m...
Core Issues and Casting a Vision
For any organization to grow, they need to cast a vision. The process of determining that vision can be tedious but the result, hopefully, will set that group u...
Rules are Rules no Matter How Important the Game is
As a native New Englander I am a die-hard Patriots fan, well sometimes I get frustrated and change the channel, but in the end, I root for my team. The d...
Sermon: Source of Strength
Last Tuesday night we held a forum here at Bethany concerning the search for our new senior minister. We asked our Associate Conference Minister Don Remi...
When People Leave the Church
There are hundreds, perhaps thousands of books available on the concept of Church growth. There are as many strategies for growth as there are books. Church sp...
Leaning into the future
I serve as an Intentional Interim Minister in the United Church of Christ, and as such, I am only with a congregation for a brief period. My task is to work wit...