247.  That is the number of funerals that I have officiated since my ordination in 1995.  I happened across that statistic when hunting through my files for…… Read more “Character and Priorities”

Our Conference Minister for the Southern New England Conference of the United Church of Christ, Rev. Darrel Goodwin, wrote the following in response to recent postings by…… Read more “A Warped Sense of Christianity”

Here’s an interesting fact: In 1930, the number of Americans without religious affiliation was 5 percent.  In 1990 that number was 8 percent.  Today, that number is…… Read more “The Risk of Losing the Story”

Happy Easter!  It is still Easter, you know.  Once the decorations come down and the Easter dinner leftovers are finished, it can take an effort to remember…… Read more “The Stone is Rolled Away”

When you think about it, Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday would have been a great place for his story to end.   The cheering crowd that…… Read more “The End of the Story?”