Reflection “Let the children come to me; do not stop them, for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs.” (Mark 10:14) Jesus was teaching in…

Weekly Reflection “We three kings of Orient are; Bearing gifts we traverse afar, Field and fountain, moor and mountain, Following yonder star…O star of wonder, star of light, Star with…

Weekly Reflection “Bless the LORD, O my soul,and all that is within me,bless his holy name.Bless the LORD, O my soul,and do not forget all his benefits—“(Psalm 103:1-2) Psalm 103…

Weekly Reflection Dear Friends,“You Can’t Out-Give God!” That’s what a friend of mine’s Father always told him, from the time he was a little boy, and trying to decide how…

Weekly Reflection Dear Friends, On the day after every Presidential election, Pastors find themselves in a challenging position. Such is the nature of our nation’s current political system, that in…

Weekly Reflection Dear Friends, I always find it interesting when something I’ve been thinking about related to the lectionary scripture readings for the week, dovetails with a conversation I have…

Our last Sunday with you will be October 6 A year ago last August, I received a phone call from East Longmeadow asking if I’d be interested in serving as…

MIGRATING TO WHERE DEEP SPEAKS TO DEEP I saw a huge flock of birds swooping and soaring over a field this week. They were undoubtedly gathering to make their annual…

IN SYNC WITH A DEEPER RHYTHM As I was finishing dinner last night, I realized the sun had already set by the time I put down my fork and knife.…

PLAYING WITH FALSEHOOD AND FORFEITING THE RIGHT TO TRUTH Dag Hammarskjold was a Swedish economist and diplomat who served as the second Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1953 until…