This sermon served mostly as an invitation to my congregation to observe holy week–with all of its ups and downs, to its full extent. Well, we’ve made it. Today is, as I’m sure you’re aware, Palm Sunday–the start of Holy Week. It’s a day of celebration. A last hoorah of sorts. Theologians and scholars have...
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Well friends, Holy Week is almost upon us, and my dear Westfield shows no signs of slowing down (which, really, is super!). This week in particular has been a whirlwind. It started last Sunday with a FULL day of church and visits. I left the house for church that morning a little before 8:3o and finally returned to settle in...
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This sermon was preached at Westfield on Sunday, March 17 from the Gospel Lection for the week. I love a show. From last night’s fantastic Coffee House to broadway musicals, I love the idea that we can tell the human story through plays and musicals and songs. One of my favorite shows is Fiddler on the Roof. Have you seen...
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Y’all. Lent is catching up with me. So much to do before Easter which, my friends, is only two weeks away. Two weeks. So this week, as I was scrolling through the photos I took during my Lenten altarscape planning session a while ago, I was glad to be reminded that this Sunday’s altar is a simple one. One of my...
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There are lots of challenges to being a solo pastor. My last position was at a church that had 9 or so on staff. Each of us had different responsibilities and were able to do delve deeply into our particular area. What I’ve learned in my first 5 months at Westfield is that pastors, particularly those of us working as solo...
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I intended to preach this sermon on the first Sunday of Lent (2/17). At 7:15, my moderator and I decided that, despite a little snow, we would have church. I mean, I live in New England. These people are hardy. They see a couple of inches of snow and think “Good. We’ll take the sled to church!” We were all set...
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My initial plan was to show share this installation after my congregation had seen it for the first time. But the winter storms of the past two weekends (and one potential one this coming weekend) have had it another way. So very few of my congregants have seen this up close and in person. Many of them check out this blog, so this...
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The beginning of our Lent at Westfield has been a little crazy. Transfiguration Sunday (Feb. 10) found our stately church nearly 3′ deep in snow and it’s pastor (me) nine states away in Georgia–stuck. We canceled service that day and I finally made it back Tuesday evening just in time to lead Ash Wednesday service...
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