When I was around 10 years old, I would spend my afternoons after school at my Great Grandma Standish’s house. Her house was walking distance of my parent’s home and sometimes I would just walk there from the school bus stop. I remember one day vividly. I was sitting at her kitchen table that was … [Read more…]
If you had to define a Christian to someone, what words would you use? (Invite congregation to help) When Bill and I first started dating, my father-in-law had a very specific idea of what a Christian was based on his experiences as a Jewish man. And I must say his views were not flattering. Yet … [Read more…]
Since the very beginning of Christianity, churches formed rule, regulations, and ways to try to control and understand the movement of the Spirit in the lives of those who call themselves Christian. When I was in college, I attended a lot of different churches from various Christian traditions and what stood out to me is … [Read more…]
The greatest thing that anyone can do in life is to do something kind for someone else. We have probably all experienced the healing powers of the kindness of family and strangers. This past week, I was at the grocery store picking up a few things. I thought that I really didn’t even need a … [Read more…]
In 2008, I worked in a church up in Preston Connecticut. This church had a good diversity of members. One family was from Korea and the grandmother did not know English but still liked to attend worship every Sunday. So to ensure that the service was worth something spiritually to her, we would work with … [Read more…]
Join us for our Pentecost Service this Sunday at 10:00AM in the church sanctuary! This is the time when celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit into the world and into our lives. It is a time to let the Spirit to wash over you and to ignite in you a passion for Christ and … [Read more…]
