Matthew 5:21-37 The way we choose to look at something can change the entire way we see and understand it. One philosopher gives the...

Matthew 5:13-20 Role Models is a 2008 comedy starring Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott. It’s a story about two men who get arrested and...

Matthew 5: 1-12 A few years ago I remember looking through some “first day of school” pictures. On my first day of sixth grade I had a...

Matthew 4:12-23 Pastor and theologian Rob Bell has a video series where he explains how in Jesus’ time being a disciple to any rabbi was...

Sunday, January 15, 2023 | Matthew 3: 13-17 Today is Baptism of our Lord Sunday. And we’re in the season of Epiphany. It’s the season...

Matthew 2:1-12 Have you ever thrown a birthday party and have people show up late? I remember a few years ago my sister-in-law and I put...

Christmas Sermon | Luke 2:1-20 It seems every family has some hilarious and terrible travel memory in family lore. One such time for me...

I’m sure we’ve all met someone who wasn’t quite what we expected. One of my favorite examples is when Luke Skywalker meets Master Yoda...

Have you ever seen the movie This Is the End? It’s a comedy about the end of the world. In it, actors Seth Rogan, James Franco, Jonah...

Good Morning! It is so good to be with you once again, in person, for the first time in a few years! Before I begin the sermon proper,...

Today is All Saints Sunday. It’s a day we remember all those who have died in the past year, and also all those who have been born or...

Today is Reformation Sunday. It’s the day we Lutherans remember specifically how Martin Luther reminded the world of the good news of...

The Pharisees of Jesus’ time were the religious superstars, highly respected individuals who took the laws of the Torah very seriously. ...

The first reading we heard this morning is a fascinating story about when the man Jacob becomes Israel. This story is about a struggle...

My childhood dog was a yellow lab named Blondie. She was the most energetic, playful dog you can imagine. She had a good heart but was...

Last week we explored how faith is a gift from God, and not an emotion or an idea we create for ourselves. This week Jesus’ disciples...

Today we celebrate St. Matthew Day! It’s a day to celebrate our congregation’s namesake, the disciple and Gospel writer Matthew, whose...

For those who don’t know, I’m a big sports fan. I love the Red Sox and when I was in middle school, I went to a Red Sox game for a...

I had a family dog who died recently. He was a little shih tzu-pug mix named PJ. He attended some of our outdoor services here at St....

In my hometown Bethlehem, Connecticut there’s a monastery called the Abbey of Regina Laudis. Benedictine nuns founded it in 1947...