"Crazy with Gratitude" It is the beginning of June and in a few weeks the “regular church year” will be over.  The choir will take a well-deserved break, we move into summer services, some of you will be preaching.  I can feel my time here with you drawing to a...

“What’s To Be Gained?” Some of you may have read a book released a few years ago that includes some of the more amusing corrections that The New York Times has had to make in its long history. The book is entitled Kill Duck Before Serving: Red Faces at The New York...

Henry Thoreau states:” Time: It is not enough if you are busy.  The question is, what are you busy about?”  Simplicity or Living a Simple Life is not a new concept. This topic can be traced back to many classic ancient scripts, teaching or spiritual traditions such as...

I look around and think how lucky we are to be in this beautiful space worshiping together. We are surrounded by our own history, by the impressive works of those who came before us.  Let me tell you that there is nothing impressive about the looks of Murray Grove....