Today is a quiet, cold and increasingly grey day in the Berkshires: a portent of things to come as winter matures, yes? We were going to hi...

NOTE : Here are my notes for this coming Sunday's message: October 18th, 2009. I will be away later in the week exp loring some of the ...

For the next few weeks I will be speaking and teaching about what the experience of God's "absence" mig ht mean for us as peop...

Man did I have a ball in worship today: our new music director rocked the house with sweet Taize tunes, the crowd was focused and attentive ...

I have such deep love and respect for my two da ughters: they are each unique and blessed. Yesterday we spent the afternoon and evening wit...

Imagine the shock - and let's not forget the awe - to awaken to the news that Barrack Obama had just been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize ...

Today I spent most of my time doing what small town pastors have done for millenia: sharing time, conversation and prayer with ordinary peo...

About a year ago, my wife started talking about a singer/song writer she had come to like: Mason Jennings . And as is often the case, I was...

NOTE: Once again I am posting my sermon notes for Sunday, October 11, 2009. This is part one of two part series re: encountering the "...

This week marks the Fifth Pittsfield City Jazz Festival - with Dave Brubeck playing the town on Saturday at 7:30 pm. It is the 50th anniver...

One of the things that always fills me with joy and hope and so much more is watching a true artist deepen their creation. I've seen it...