The Rev. Dr. Jonathan Chapman
Pastor | Creative | Bad Ass
Writings
I began writing as a hobby in 2012 to chronicle my move from Georgia to Connecticut, my work with Westfield Church, and my ideas, sermons, and notions. In the time since, a little of everything has been posted here, and I think that’s the way it’ll stay.
The Latest
A Little Kindness For My Little Town
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 open...
Sermons
Being the To, the Through, and the Jugs
On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” And Jesus said to her, “Woman, what...
Bolder
Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them. The two went down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit (for as yet the Spirit had not come upon any of them; they had only been...
Wreaths and Wise Men (and telling the truth, faithfully)
This year, I'm going to work on getting back in the habit of posting. In my mind, it can feel like a chore--finding something new to write. But then it struck me a month or two ago that I write new content every week for my congregation. So here it is: this Sunday's...
Letters to Killingly
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Visual Worship
The Wilderness of Temptation
The first Sunday in Lent, if you're following the lectionary, always finds Jesus wandering in the wilderness and being tempted by the Devil. Matthew, Mark, and Luke all share this story (with some slight variations) and it is a fitting start to Lent. For forty days,...
Telling The Story Of Lent
Last Saturday, I led worship and a workshop on visual worship at the Massachusetts Conference's and Connecticut Conference's Super Saturday event. I started my workshop by talking about stories--particularly the stories that our worship spaces tell. Really, there's...
Dust and Ashes
Ash Wednesday has long been one of my favorite days on the Liturgical Calendar. Reminding people of their mortality is a task that ranks among the more solemn of my responsibilities, but more important is reminding people of just what God can do with dust and ashes....
Stoles
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Mama’s Boy
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