Dear Friends, What a week of weather it has been! Isn’t it great to live in New England…hate the weather, wait 2 minutes, and there’s something new. I love the unexpected thunderstorms, the boom of thunder seemingly out of nowhere, the flash of lightning and then the sun breaking through the clouds, a glimpse of [...]
Dear Friends, Without death, there can be no resurrection. The Easter experience is incomplete without the betrayal of Holy Thursday, the trial, and the crucifixion and death of Jesus. I hope you’ll make time to attend the Maundy Thursday and Good Friday worship services in South Hadley. If you can’t, read the story again. [...]
Today I was asked about the origins of bunnies and chicks and their connection with Easter. After spending time with my friend, Wikipedia, I don’t know that I understand much more than their connection to fertility and springtime. The Easter Bunny comes, and he brings colored eggs, hides them around the house, and fills [...]
Dear friends, We continue our journey with long, Lenten lectionary passages. This week, we hear the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead, John 11: 1-44. Sometimes, because the story is so familiar, we miss some of the humor and very real human emotion written into the story. Read it again, and closely. Chuckle [...]
