Month: March 2011

For those interested… two upcoming speaking/preaching dates: Sunday, April 10th – Second Congregational Church of Manchester10:00 AM Worship Service “Tikkun Olam: Repairing the World”385 North Main Street, Central Manchester, CT Sunday, april 17… →

A recent poll shows a huge shift in American attitudes toward gay marriage, from a 32 percent approval in 2004 to 53 percent today. I am one of those people who changed their minds. In 1989 when I was ordained as a minister to serve a small church… →

I have to confess, I am pretty happy these days. Life is good. I have a job I like and values me, I have good friends, great family, go to a good church, am involved with some great ministries/causes, have a good living situation and a future that… →

A while ago I wrote a 9-part series on Biblical Hermeneutics and a 12-part series on What the Bible Does (and Does Not) Say About Homosexuality. When I switched over the blog, a lot of the archives became harder to navigate. I have created some qu… →

I am a big goal setter. I love setting goals and achieving goals. I set goals in most areas of my life, including my finances. Each year when I prepare my taxes is the time that I can evaluate how I did on my financial goals. You can read about my… →

My view is that whatever our sexual orientation (a complex and disputed concept in itself, I know), I think we have two options: celibacy or fidelity. Contrary to what some people wrongly conclude, I reached that position not because of a careless… →

Christianity is most beautiful when we enter the story and embrace the mystery. At its core, following Jesus is about recognizing the grand narrative that He authors and finding our place in it. What genre is the story? Part comedy. Part love stor… →

Yesterday at the church I go to was Communion Sunday. I have to admit that one of the things I miss from my previous church is weekly communion. To me, not sharing the bread and wine feels like a part of the service is missing. But I do love how o… →

For about the last 100 years of church history, among a narrow theological band of Christianity, the method of salvation has been centered on people praying “the sinner’s prayer”. For many of the people in this brand of Christianity, praying the p… →

[This was originally written for my Church History class in graduate school at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary. St. Patrick is a hero of mine… take some time to know the real St. Patrick today… and then go enjoy some good St. Patty’s Day f… →