Dear People of Christ Church, In the children’s sermon this past Sunday, we played with clay—our text was the passage from Jeremiah where the prophet talks about God as a potter, forming us. The scripture text gets a little dark—God
Dear People of Christ Church, In the children’s sermon this past Sunday, we played with clay—our text was the passage from Jeremiah where the prophet talks about God as a potter, forming us. The scripture text gets a little dark—God
Dear People of Christ Church, In my sermon on Sunday I was thinking with you about the uncertainty of Ascensiontide. Not like “tide” like waves, but like time (—in the church we just stick “tide” as a suffix to whatever
Dear People of Christ Church, This Sunday, we’ll hear the story of David and Goliath, a story we all know by heart. David, so young and so small he couldn’t even move trying to wear armor, hit Goliath in the
Dear People of Christ Church, This Sunday, our Episcopal Church class meets with the oh-so-exciting topic of “Contemporary Moral Issues.” We’ll tackle all the hot questions, from the death penalty to the environment to sexuality to whatever else anyone brings
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
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
Dear People of Christ Church, This week, we’re back to our regular schedule at 8:30 and 10. It’s been nice to have a more relaxed pace on Sunday mornings with just one service, but I miss our 8:30—it’s quiet and
Dear People of Christ Church, On Sunday in my sermon, I was wrestling with the idea of God’s providence—God has a redemptive plan and will give us what we need—and the idea of our freedom, a crucial aspect of the
A letter from the Rev. Norm Faramelli Dear People of Christ Church, On almost every Sunday we recite together portions from the Book of Psalms. Our readings come from a collection of sacred poems written over 25 to 30 centuries
A letter from the Rev. Norm Faramelli Dear People of Christ Church, Listening to the Word of God in the Holy Scripture readings is an important part of our worship service. Yet, when we have serial readings each Sunday from