Looking for the Holy

Looking for the Holy

Sunrise over the Mount of Olives over the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem (Photo by John Sawyer—2014) Three of my friends have been to Israel in the past several weeks. I have been following their time there through their Facebook posts. These three friends did not...
Weekly Word: BPC Green Team Updates

Weekly Word: BPC Green Team Updates

Last week in worship, Deacon Katharine Daly updated the congregation on the latest efforts and long-term plans of BPC’s Green Team. Not only has the Green Team been hard at work, replacing traditional lightbulbs with LEDs and negotiating with an energy broker to...
“O Christ, Surround Me”

“O Christ, Surround Me”

Photo Courtesy: https://cdn.ringofgullion.org/2019/11/entry-id-117.jpg Just a few months before Amy and I moved to New Hampshire in 2013, we had the privilege to visit the town of Downpatrick in Northern Ireland. This is the place, according to legend, where St....
Women at the Well

Women at the Well

Five years ago, I had the privilege of co-leading a pilgrimage to the Holy Land with some excellent people from Columbia Theological Seminary. We spent two weeks there – a week in Galilee and a week in Jerusalem – and crisscrossed the countryside, visiting...
To Feed or Not to Feed

To Feed or Not to Feed

Two weeks ago, in this space, I wrote to you about a concert that we will be hosting this Sunday evening, March 5, at 5 PM. We are welcoming singer-songwriter and fellow Christian, Kimayo to our church. I, for one, look forward to hearing her sing and tell her story...