Mountaintop Experiences

Today is the last Sunday in the season of Epiphany, the season where we remember and celebrate the various occasions when the true identity of Jesus was revealed.  Today I want to talk about three things that I see in Mark’s account of Jesus’ transfiguration on the...

Here am I. Lord, send me.

Let me know what you thought of the hymn we just sang.  It is an old-time, shape-note, revival hymn.  It is really obscure and never sung anymore.  However, I like it because I remember singing it when I was growing up. Read more…

I Will Give Them Gladness for Sorrow

Your guest preacher is a weak man. I confess it. I am a sinner and I need forgiveness. Prior to becoming an ordained minister, I spent 35 years as an economist. Among other ways of being an economist, I taught undergrad and graduate students that betting on lotteries...

Charge to The Congregation

On the occasion of the ordination of Rev. Brian Donovan, called to be pastor of First Congregational Church in Salem, New Hampshire. Read more…