by Jon | Jun 22, 2022 | feat. |
My Dad, Terry Chapman, died on May 13, 2022. He was a remarkable man in a dozen quiet, unassuming ways. I know many people eulogize loved ones. For me, it felt a little different because it’s my job. My vocation is, in part, to walk people to the threshold of...
by Jon | Feb 4, 2020 | feat., sermons |
On Sunday, February 2, I preached a hard reality for me. I shared a portion of that sermon on Facebook, and I am sharing it here in its totality. It’s based on Mark 5:21-43. They were all looking for a miracle. Every last one of them who was following Jesus...
by Jon | Dec 15, 2019 | feat., sermons |
Killingly has been embroiled in a devastating fight around our high school mascot for the last six months that reached a fever pitch this week when the school board met for 5 hours to address the issue. The scripture for the week, prescribed by the Narrative...
by Jon | Oct 4, 2019 | feat., sermons |
Earlier this week, I was invited by our local synagogue to join them for Rosh Hashanah and asked to reflect on the notion of human decency. I was honored to spend the time with them, and I am grateful for their wide welcome and generous spirit of interfaith wisdom,...
by Jon | Jun 20, 2019 | feat., killingly |
Dear Killingly, It feels like I’ve lived here a lifetime, which is remarkable, in way, since I only visited this little town on the Connecticut-Rhode Island border for the first time seven years ago this June. The truth is that I needed a job and there was one...