August 24, 2022 I was recently discussing the sources of illustrative stories for possible use in sermons, or other teaching...

September 14, 2022 A long time ago I had a friend who used to joke, that if you wanted to hear God laugh, just tell Him your plans. It...

September 7, 2022 I was reminded this week of a story I heard many years ago, that was attributed to Charles Spurgeon. It was said, that...

August 31, 2022 This week a casual conversation reminded me of a cruise my wife and I had been on many years ago. We traveled with a...

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant...

The first of these three poems -- "There Are No Words" -- was written in 2018 after an earlier massacre at a school and is far too timely...

This New Day Quiet Dark Nothing moves Stars slowly wink out One, then another as Sky tints Bird song greets The light A new day A new...

Christmas Sky Is the Christmas sky the brilliant night the host of stars illuminating paths for curious souls and a venue for celestial...

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For God so loved the world the he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life! (John...

Bella Voce Women’s Chorus’ small ensemble, Cantiamo, will share some Christmas Joy in a concert at the United Church of Colchester on...

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness on them light has shined. You have...

The wolf shall live with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the kid, the calf and the lion and the fatling together, and a little...

“The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. In...

This week we celebrate All Saints Day. We particularly hold up our brothers and sisters in Christ who have passed in the last year: Bob...

Sitting in Darkness If you are sitting in darkness open your eyes turn around to see if there’s light behind you or above or below or to...

Psalm 81: 3-4 Blow the trumpet at the new moon, At the full moon, on our feast day. For it is a statute for Israel, An ordinance of the...

The Colchester Sun Headline reads:: ""Garden of Eatin" at United Church of Colchester Supplies Vegetables to Food Shelf." Jessica...

We made! We made it to Easter! Remember last Easter. Just a year ago we were canceling services, clumsily learning Zoom, saying goodbye...

The final six days of Lent are also known as Holy Week, Beginning with the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, and then following...