First Notes – February 2017
Given that Easter falls on April 16th this year, we will have a relatively late start to Ash Wednesday and the beginning of the Lenten …
Given that Easter falls on April 16th this year, we will have a relatively late start to Ash Wednesday and the beginning of the Lenten …
As we welcome 2017 into the ranks of history, I come to you with an assortment of odds and ends this month instead of some …
As a number of you may have figured out by this time, I haven’t exactly been bashful in hiding my concern and lament over what’s …
I have an assortment of odds and ends for you this month. First, in last month’s Chapel Chimes I wrote a bit about the notion …
Covenant. It is a word that is defined as an agreement—between two or more parties—and it’s a fairly big word in our faith tradition. God …
When it comes to the life and ministry of the church, the fall of the year is the time when the programming of the church …
My reflections this month may not seem profoundly theological—unless you include gratitude as something profoundly theological (and I do). And at this time I wish …
As I write this month’s front page, I am looking at the first week of the spring season where long sleeves and sweaters will not …
On May 15th the Church of Jesus Christ will celebrate its birthday on Pentecost Sunday. Depending on how one reckons the starting point, we will …
“But God raised him up, having freed him from death, because it was impossible for him to be held in its power.” Acts 2:24 As …