Monday, June 8, 2020

confessing the "banality of ideas pervading mainstream america today"

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Today was all about reflection: there was yard/garden work in the morning for me, quiet reading/prayers later,a wee nap along with a late a...
Sunday, June 7, 2020

reflections on holy trinity...

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Reflections on the Holy Trinity: June 7, 2020 Today is the Feast of the Holy Trinity in the wider Western Church – a Sunday set aside for ...
Wednesday, June 3, 2020

saying goodbye to our japanese maple....

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It is a muggy, damp, almost rainy day in the Berkshires. Before the impeding deluge, I took out an old friend, a once beautiful Japanese map...
Tuesday, June 2, 2020

the cynical symbolism of a sacrilegious demagogue: trump's bible

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It has been well-documented that the Third Reich not only co-opted the majority in the German church - both Roman Catholic and Reformed - b...
Sunday, May 31, 2020

Pentecost worship: May 31, 2020

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Today's Pentecost worship with First Congregational Church, Williamstown.
Saturday, May 30, 2020

worship online tomorrow with first congregational church, williamstown

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Tomorrow, Sunday, May 31, 2020, is Pentecost Sunday. I will be leading worship for First Congregational Church, Williamstown, MA in place of...
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Thursday, May 28, 2020

nobody told me there'd be days like this...

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This is a grand time to be present in the Berkshires: I planted phlox this afternoon, transplanted 8 wild sunflowers, walked around the gard...
Monday, May 25, 2020

wendell berry's "questionnaire"

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For some odd reason I awoke before sunrise today. I struggled to keep my eyes open, and periodically returned to my bed for a nap or two, bu...
Sunday, May 24, 2020

reflection on ascension sunday, tears and the sacrament of humility...

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SPIRITUALITY OF TENDERNESS: The Feast of the Ascension 2020 One of my favorite centering prayer chants is the children’s song: “Frère Ja...