Presence of Possibilities, let the hinges of our hearts swing open to things we can’t explain – the unexpected remission of a stubborn cancer birth of a child when conception is deemed “impossible,” release from a longstanding addiction, a moment…
(Published this week in the Medford Patch and Medford Transcript) The Congregational Church of West Medford (CCWM), an Open and Affirming congregation of the United Church of Christ (UCC) is turning over a new leaf for Palm Sunday. Along with…
…he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. –Luke 19:28b I find Palm Sunday one of the most challenging to negotiate as a pastor—and it is not because of the eco-palms or the hymnody. The fact is most mainline church…
“Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped them with her hair…” –John 12:1 The Fragrance of Nard Routine. Comfort zone. The same old same old. For the most part it’s where…
“He came to himself…” –Luke 15:17a (from the story of the Prodigal Son and the Prodigal Father) Lent is a time for coming to ourselves, of realizing the distance we have put between ourselves and God. It is a time…