Mark 10:35-45And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.” And he said to them, “What do you want me to do for you?” And they said to him, “Grant us to sit, one at…
End of Religion
Texts: So Philip ran up to [the Ethiopian eunuch in the chariot] and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah. He asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?” He replied, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to get in and sit beside him. Now the passage of the scripture that he was…
2012 Church Canoe Trip
On Tuesday morning, August 14, 13 intrepid adventurers with canoes on top and paddles in the trunk headed west for a few days on the beautiful waters of upstate New York. After a long drive and a short wait at the launch, we were off! Our first night was spent on a large island…
The UCC
A UCC pastor from Massachusetts recently wrote an article in honor of the 55th anniversary of the denomination. I was struck by her opening observation that despite 55 years of good work, we are nevertheless largely unknown. "If asked to identify a UCC church, most people in our area simply look perplexed. A few may have…
Salvation
You may have noticed that for a few Sundays now I've changed the title of the "Sermon" to "Sacrament of Word." The reason for that change has to do with being clear about what it is I do here at this time. What I am doing, at least for now is a sermon in the…