Putting up the tree - decorating the shrubs with lights - and literally hauling out our suitcase of Advent/Christmas music ushers in a rush...

Ev ery year I tell myself that I will deepen my formal prayer life during Advent, but it rarely happens. This spiritual charade has been goi...

Today the String Ensemble from Pittsfield High School played 30 minutes of meditative music in our Sanctuary over the noon hour - it was so ...

So I've been thinking a lot about Christmas music this year - what works within worship and beyond - when all of a sudden I'm thinki...

NOTE: Here are my worship notes for this coming Sunday, December 19th - Advent Four - and the conclusion of my series re: peace-making thro...

Today's worship for Advent 3 was gentle and sweet - sad and bluesy, too. We used three songs - two from U2 and one from Sarah McLachlan...

This morning's New York Times ran two stories about a dead artist - David Wojnarow icz - and the current controversy his ants/crucifix ...

So today - my Sabbath - Di has to work (bummer) and our house needs cleaning (blessing!) I've finished three rooms and a bath and it is...

Yesterday I listened to a colleague whine about Obama selling out his ideals when he should have stood to fight. Blah, blah, blah... you...

Dear John Lennon - the Walrus and all the rest - was gunned down 30 years ago today. The Beatles changed my life - and the world - for the ...

NOTE: My worship notes for Sunday, December 12, 2010 - the Third Sunday of Advent - and part three of my series, "Peace-making throug...