Advent is upon us this coming Sunday and if there is one person who is the poster child for Advent it is John the Baptist.   But this…… Read more “Really, John?”

I always thought that the Pilgrims who arrived in Plymouth were the first Europeans to disembark in what is now New England.  It turns out that Native…… Read more “Thanksgiving Context”

I thought it was a joke when my wife, Noreen, asked if I’d heard about the rally in Texas. Turns out it wasn’t a joke. On November…… Read more “It’s No Joke”

It has been 14 months since we placed our Black Lives Matter signage on the front of our church and nearly as long since we placed the…… Read more “Unfortunately, Still Needed”

“Jesus is the Reason for the Season.” You don’t see many of those signs up for Halloween.   That’s because it isn’t a Christian holiday.  So why are…… Read more “Reasons to Celebrate Halloween”