Tell Me Something Good

Tell Me Something Good

Actually, let me tell you something good. . . This week, Jason Piracini came into the church office with a smile on his face. You might remember that, last fall, Jason was struck with a terrible infection that impacted his heart and nearly took his life. He was very,...
The Gift of Listening

The Gift of Listening

The Gift of Listening This past week, I picked up our 3-year-old from daycare and, once we were buckled in and on the way, he volunteered this unprompted pearl from the backseat: “I like hot dogs!!! We had some for lunch.” It goes to show that you never know what a...
If These Walls Could Reverberate. . .

If These Walls Could Reverberate. . .

Last fall, with my 50th Birthday approaching, I said to my wife that I really couldn’t think of anything that I needed for my birthday, but. . . there was this one crazy thing. . . So, last Friday, I found myself in a small English village – Trudoxhill –...
The Beloved Community

The Beloved Community

This past Monday was the national observance of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday. And, over the course of last weekend and this week, there were many remembrances. In Manchester, on Monday afternoon, the annual MLK gathering at Memorial High School was well-attended...