Weekly Word

This past Sunday, as I was greeting people before the 10 AM worship service, I noticed a strange thing: some people were not sitting where they...

As I sat down to write this, people living in Lewiston, Maine, and the surrounding communities (a two-hour drive from Bedford) were sheltering in...

Last Sunday, I was completely surprised during the worship service, when our Elder of the Day, Cindy Chagnon, announced that there was a special...

I don’t often quote advertisements for Jim Beam - in fact, I never do - but a recent ad campaign for the Jim Beam whiskey company is entitled...

During our September 24th Worship Service, our brand-new Deacon, Kristi Harriman, stood in the pulpit as the newly ordained and installed Deacon of...

This past week, the Board of the New Hampshire Council of Churches gathered around a table, wondering what we were going to do.  A group of...

Last week in worship, our congregation was invited to write their own “Collect Prayers.” And, during the Prayers of the People, everyone was invited...

A few weeks ago, a Presbyterian pastor in Illinois named Alex Lang published an essay entitled, “Why I Left the Church.”  The article was read by...