Places to Call Home

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Christ Church

Dear People of Christ Church, Thanks to everyone who came out Tuesday for our snow day fun day—we had games, music, delicious food and, for parents, some much-needed time away from the ever narrowing four walls of house and snow

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Jesus’ Compassion, Our Fears

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Christ Church

Dear People of Christ Church, This week I am still mulling over this past Sunday’s children’s sermon experiment with The Jesus’ Love and Compassion Paper Shredder of Sadness and Fear (an idea I very gratefully pinched from a colleague). We

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Being the Church

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Christ Church

Dear People of Christ Church, Thanks to all who came out for the annual meeting! In addition to the oh-so-exciting “prayer for a church meeting,” , we offered prayers for those who died in 2014 and celebrated new members who

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Annual Meeting Sunday

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Christ Church

Dear People of Christ Church, This week I’m passing along my annual report—please come to the annual meeting on Sunday! We look forward to voting in some excellent leaders (Chris Leonardo and Anna Jones to vestry, Mike Hughes to treasurer)

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Being Beloved, Being Changed

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Christ Church

Dear People of Christ Church, Sunday, my sermon was all about the love of God—God’s all the time, unconditional, unchanging love. It doesn’t matter how much better we could be through self-improvement—more exercise, more prayer, more attentiveness, more simplicity—still, no

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On (Not) Getting Our Stories Straight

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Christ Church

Dear People of Christ Church, Blessings on this week of Epiphany! This year through both Advent and Christmas I’ve continually felt drawn toward the multiplicity of our narratives—from Matthew to Mark to Luke to John, the church has long told

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The Sacrament of Stillness

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Christ Church

This week, I’m passing on a bit from Walter Brueggeman, whose book I read this week while home on a sick day: Sabbath as Resistance: Saying No to the Culture of Now. I’ve written a lot in this space about

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Finding Jesus in the Nearest and Furthest

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Christ Church

Dear People of Christ Church, Last night, I had the opportunity to attend a peace vigil at Medford City Hall in commemoration of the second anniversary of the Sandy Hook Shootings. It was organized by an interfaith group and spearheaded

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Advent Waiting for (Truly) All Lives to Matter

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Christ Church

Dear People of Christ Church, As I mentioned in my sermon on Sunday, this week I continue to feel very “Adventy”—longing, hoping for the restoration of all things in Christ. Our reading from Isaiah on Sunday begged for the intervention

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Thanksgiving Joy and Sorrow

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Christ Church

Dear People of Christ Church, Whenever I send out the e-crier during Thanksgiving week, I always share the litany from the prayer book for thanksgiving—a very theological idea for a secular holiday. This year, though, in addition to my gratitude

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