Nov 17, 2016 | Pastor's Blog |
I went to the production of Into the Woods at Collegiate School a couple weeks ago. It was outstanding! I was so impressed with the students and how they handled a challenging musical, both in music and in topic. There is a song that is sung near the end of the show,...
Nov 10, 2016 | Pastor's Blog
I was at the gym the other day and noted that the beige walls aren’t beige any more. They have been transformed into varying bright hues of blue, green, yellow, and red. I vividly remember the last time such colors were in vogue, back in the 1960’s and ‘70’s. As I...
Nov 3, 2016 | Pastor's Blog
As part of my Doctor of Ministry program, I have been engaging in ministry coaching. This coaching involves periodic meetings with a certified ministry coach to discuss my calling, my ministry setting, and my goals for the program and for my eventual DMin project....
Oct 27, 2016 | Pastor's Blog |
Now and then I still hear conversations where well intended people identify a particular political party or another as “the Christian party.” One of the challenges we have as a congregation of “thoughtful faith” is to help people remember that every human organization...
Oct 13, 2016 | Pastor's Blog
Like all teenagers of my day, I learned the latest songs from listening to the radio. The best time to listen was after sunset when stations from New York and Nashville would boost their power. Using an antenna, one could pick them up loud and clear. Just like...
Oct 6, 2016 | Pastor's Blog
I recently attended a talk at BTSR as part of the seminary’s Life on the Vine series given by Rev. Dr. Amy Butler, the Senior Pastor of the historic Riverside Church in NYC. Her presentation was entitled “Reclaiming the Neighborhood Church,” but the discussion was...
