Sermon: The Grateful Society
This sermon is part of a series based on the book Grateful, The Transformative Power of Giving Thanks by Diana Butler Bass. In my “From the Pastor” ...
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Sermon: Thankful and Festive
Back in the early 90’s, I was participating in a study abroad program for a college course I was taking. I was a biblical studies major with a focus on m...
Reflection: “I am the bread…”
“I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” John 6:35 In the 19th century,...
Sermon: Grateful Together
During the summer months the church I serve hold their weekly worship service on Wednesday nights. This summer we are reading the book Grateful, The Transformat...
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...
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...
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...