How would you react if a robust young man of about thirty years of age spoke to you “quite openly” about his on death?
You might say: “Don’t talk like that!”
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Matters of the Spirit
All are welcome to join Reverend Mark on Tuesday’s during Lent, (February 20, 27th, March 6, 13, 20,27) at 1:30PM for a discussion series entitled: Matters of the Spirit (or M.O.T.S for short). The discussion, which will meet in the parlor, will consider scripture, poetry and some prose — either theology, or fiction. If you are interested, […]
We Wait, God Waits
I would argue that it is my job to address moral concerns, and that, in this, my job overlaps with the work of a politician. The difference is, that a politician addresses moral issues through policy and lawmaking. I address morality by interpreting scripture, and trying, in this way, to discern where God’s love leads us.
Returning to the Marketplace (with Bliss Bestowing Hands)
[The] transfiguration from human truth to ultimate truth is not the final goal of the religious practice… The spiritual story may involve a movement to solitude, but it does not end there.
Authority: Human and Divine
“Authority and power are not the same,” Hugh told me. “Power is seized but authority is granted. Power is wielded but authority is exercised.”
Ash Wednesday Service
The United Church of Jaffrey and the First Church in Jaffrey will hold a combined Ash Wednesday Service on Wednesday February 14th, 2018 at 6:30pm at the United Church of Jaffrey, 54 Main st. in Jaffrey.
The Backyard, Midwinter
The snow had started up again, but not in earnest — these flurries were the storm’s last, half-hearted, whispered asides — the tail end of a mid-January snowfall that was heading northward into the hills. And there I stood, my intention thwarted, with nothing to do but look around.