October 19, 2022 Those of you that know me well, know that I take music lessons on a weekly basis. I am trying to learn how to play the...

October 12, 2022 I am always intrigued by the answers you get when you ask a young person, what they want to be when they grow up? The...

October 4, 2022 It is mid-week once again. This mid-week, however, will mark about a week since hurricane Ian came ashore near Sanibel...

September 28, 2022 Recently, I have begun to think more and more about the structure and purposes of the gathering of souls, we call...

September 21, 2022 One of the most profound Christian concepts, yet so simple it can be expressed in just two words, is "But God." It is...

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...

From your church family at the United Church of Colchester

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...