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Ash Wednesday Altar

Ash Wednesday Altar

Ash Wednesday is coming soon, and let me tell you–there is a LOT to do before Lent kicks off. One of the more interesting tidbits about living and working up here are the perceptions about what it means to Protestant and what it means to be Catholic. I hear it a...
Lenten Altars: A Sneak Peek

Lenten Altars: A Sneak Peek

A friend and I got together at Westfield last Friday to figure out what Lent would look like this year–literally. We pulled out all the…stuff…I’ve collected over the years, found in the nooks and crannies of this grand old church, and had...
Now, We’re in It Together

Now, We’re in It Together

I preached this sermon on Sunday, January 27th at Westfield. The annual meeting referenced is commonplace in churches with congregational policy. Churches gather annually to address the official business of the church. At Westfield, we gather twice–once for our...
Showering Music: Carola

Showering Music: Carola

In the spring of 2006, while studying in Denmark, I was introduced to the Eurovison Song Contest. Eurovision, for those of us less familiar, is a continent-wide song contest that has been known to kick-start music careers into the stratosphere. One of the more...
Altar Design Tips

Altar Design Tips

Friday morning, during a marathon altarscape brainstorming session (lots of new ideas are about to head your way!), it struck me that there might be a few things I’m taking for granted when talking about altarscapes. Many in churches consider the altar a scared...