Christmas Photos 2016
Merry Christmas! It is so good to have all of our kids home for Christmas!
I hope you are having fun and feeling the love and delight of the season.
Church
We Hosted the Church Christmas Party
Everyone had a great time and I am very grateful for this small but strong group of wonderful people.
Pray for Country and Church
I thought these two passages were very appropriate written by a favorite author of mine, Mary Baker Eddy, around 150 years ago.
Lyrics to Church Solo “It is Well”
I’m at Creative Arts Camp and the church solo was sung beautifully by blog reader Claire. It was so lovely and I have been thinking about it since, so I thought I would share it with you.
Lecture: Time is NOT a Factor
We videoed the lecture to share it more widely, so please feel free to pass this along!
Our Fabulous Church Flowers Today
My husband cut down our purple asters and brought them in to avoid being frozen, and we took them to church today.
Annual Meeting Weekend 2015
The Christian Science Church holds its Annual Meeting on the first Monday of June each year, but lately it has been virtual via the internet, so it was a special treat to come together in Boston again this year.
Spiritual Pep Talk from a College Student
Focus your mind so intently on love. It seems hard in the moment because it’s so tempting to pay attention to the firework display of sorrow for yourself. But is it? Just stop. Breathe.
Uncleanness Cast Out
I saw clearly that the Christ did not just cast out that one man’s uncleanness, but everyone’s for all time, including you and me and everybody we pray for.
Easter 2015
Happy Easter! This is a wonderful holiday full of hope of rebirth, gratitude for what Jesus did for us, and the glorious promise of eternal life. I hope you enjoyed it!
I Took Kyra’s Senior Pictures
Kyra is a delightful young lady in our Sunday School who is graduating from high school this year. I was honored to be asked to take her senior pictures!
Our Son Graduates from Sunday School
In our church, young adults graduate from Sunday School at the age of twenty. Since our son hadn’t been home since he turned 20 last summer, our branch church celebrated his graduation over the holidays.
Dedication for New Lutheran Church
Yesterday I attended the dedication service for the new building of the local Lutheran church. It is a lovely, rather Nordic structure, that has been quite a project in the making for years. Below, in the bottom photo, you can see a “before” picture to show you how far this congregation has come to be … Read more
My Good Friday Sermon 2013
Every year for the past 13 years I have given a sermon at our clergy association’s three hour community Good Friday service. I was to discuss Luke 23:1-12 in…
Photos of our Sunday Morning Bakery
Getting teenagers to church can sometimes be difficult since the lure of staying in bed can be temptingly strong. Thankfully, I’ve got Ross’ Bread up my sleeve.
My Sunday School Pupil Graduates
In our church once you turn 20, you graduate from Sunday School. Today my youngest student graduated, a wonderful young woman of whom we are all very proud.
Annual Meeting 2012
We attended the Annual Meeting for our worldwide church today and it was wonderful. Held in The Mother Church in Boston, the quality of thought in the room was