by Jon | Jun 22, 2014 | feat., sermons |
I preached this sermon on June 22, 2014. Earlier in the month, after a couple of months of ongoing conversation, our church voted nearly unanimously (there was one abstention) to become Open and Affirming (ONA). ONA is an official, denominationally-sanctioned...
by Jon | May 25, 2014 | feat., sermons, westfield |
In exciting things, my congregation is launching a capital campaign. Here’s the sermon I gave to start our work on this project. The scripture is Ezekiel 37. Ezekiel had grown accustomed to being snatched up by God. In fact, Eugene Peterson’s interpretation of...
by Jon | May 9, 2014 | daily, feat., g, mama, pix |
Dear Mama, Last year around this time, I wrote you a letter. It was my first May in Connecticut, and I was feeling sorry for myself. I missed home and the people at home. And, of course, I missed you–that part hasn’t changed. Just last week I was moving...
by Jon | May 3, 2014 | feat., visual worship, westfield |
It’s been nearly two weeks since Easter Sunday, and I’ve discovered that, despite my expectations, things simply aren’t slowing down. Since that Sunday, I’ve had more meetings than I care to count, community activities to tend to, wedding...
by Jon | Apr 4, 2014 | altars, altarscapes, feat. |
Deep in my Facebook profile down toward the bottom of the “about me” section are these little tidbits: it’ll all be ok in the end. if it’s not ok, it’s not the end. I tend to repeat stories, jokes and quips. Just a heads up. ...