First Sunday in Advent ~ Living in Hope
Today begins the season of Advent, as season that has all but been forgotten by the world. In our rush to but the latest gadget we go right from Thanksg...
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William Bradford’s Thanksgiving Proclamation
Inasmuch as the great Father has given us this year an abundant harvest of Indian corn, wheat, peas, beans, squashes, and garden vegetables, and has made the fo...
The Fear of Fear
Have you ever been afraid, I mean really afraid? As many of you know I work as a fire chaplain and in this work I provide calm assurance to those who ha...
The Meaning of Christ for Us
I stand here this morning with a heavy heart. It is difficult enough to stand here and preach the Good News, but it is especially hard to stand here and preach...
Why We Remember
I serve as Chaplain for the Department of Massachusetts, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. I had the honor of representing the Department Commander at a...
The Wrong Kind of Religion
This past week the interwebs were filled with stories about the recent statistics from the Pew Research Forum that points out that fewer Americans are going to ...
The Pastor’s Aim
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proc...
The Day the Curse was Broken
2004 was a good year, I graduated from seminary in May, I was ordained in July, and on October 27th the Boston Red Sox broke the Curse of the Bambino! I remembe...