Lighting a Candle

Lighting a Candle

Last month, a colleague of mine named Jenny McDevitt, who is a pastor down in South Carolina, posted an entry in her church’s Advent Devotional online. She began by saying: I have been asked again recently – and I choose to assume the very best of intentions...
Star Words for Epiphany

Star Words for Epiphany

Someone asked me, fairly recently, “Are we doing the Star Words this year? Because my family loved them!” “Yes we are!” I replied, excitedly – excited that they were excited. For those of you who might be unfamiliar with the practice of “Star Words,”...
Hats and Mittens

Hats and Mittens

As a bald Southerner, I’m not ashamed to admit it: I get cold in New England and so I dress accordingly. Now, I know that there are those kids that you can see waiting for the school bus, wearing little more than a t-shirt and shorts in below-freezing weather. And I...
Thanksgiving Highlights

Thanksgiving Highlights

This past month, on Thanksgiving Day, Bedford Presbyterian Church hosted a Community Thanksgiving Dinner for our friends and neighbors. This was the first time we have offered a meal like this – on a day that the church building is normally closed. The meal came...