Weekly Word
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. . ....
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...
It Feels So Good Feelin’ Good Again
There is this great old Robert Earl Keene song called, “Feelin’ Good Again” that paints the picture of someone who returns to his hometown after...
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...
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 -...
It’s Beginning to Look (and Sound!) a Lot Like Christmas
We have some people - specifically some young people - at our house who are very excited about Christmas. Sometimes, when he wakes up in the...
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...
In Concert. . .
This past Monday night, the Session held its regular monthly meeting. In addition to approving a balanced budget for 2026 (which includes salary...