Where is Your Picture Hanging? An Altar for Lent 4C
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...
The Wilderness
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...
The Fabric of Lent
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...
Stoning a Prophet Altar, Lent 2C
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...
Photo of the Week: Nemo Edition
While I took what was supposed to be a short vacation in Atlanta last week, a little storm made its way through the North East. While I was frolicking in the daffodils and warm weather south of the Mason-Dixon line, my dear church members were digging through inches...01. WELCOME
