There are a few lines from the book of Jeremiah that we sometimes read at Advent. They go like this: The days are surely coming,…
I was a really scared little kid. The time of the day that was always most terrifying for me was bedtime. I hated going to…
Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived…
Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? I Corinthians 3:16 Yesterday morning, I read a blog…
I have found that getting pregnant is in many ways an incredibly isolating experience. For several months, you are going through one of the most…
As I reflected yesterday on the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, I thought about how our church community tried to stay connected and be helpful…
I missed everyone a few weeks ago when I was unable to come to Sunday’s worship due to illness. I know I missed a lot…
I have the privilege of taking a lot of our newcomers to the church out for coffee, and this time of year I am meeting…
A few years ago, I was invited to a community interfaith Iftar dinner. The Iftar meal is the meal that Muslims eat at the end…
This is a reflection I wrote about our church’s support for a member who has been in jail. A group of us went to show…
