Fishing With Jesus
Luke 5:1-11 Once while Jesus was standing beside the lake of Gennesaret, and the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he...
First Congregational Church, New London, UCC
a church with heart in the heart of the city
(860) 443-8409
At the Border Part 4: Last Day Reflections
Today is my last day in San Diego, and I am sick. Too sick to go to the border. In our training we learned that many of our friends...
At the Border Part 3: First, the Good
First, the good. Today, after a brief time of accompanying folks preparing to present for asylum, we hopped in our cars for drive over to...
At the Border Part 2: We Are All Bound Together
Dear Friends, It’s been a long but good first day on the ground here in San Diego. Today was devoted to training with fellow recently...
At the Border Part 1: Migrants and Legalities
I’m on the second leg of my journey west—a five-hour flight from Charlotte, NC to San Diego. I’m not one that is able to sleep well on...
Baptism and Identity
Luke 3:15–17, 21–22 As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he...
Home By Another Road
Matthew 2:1-12 In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking,...
Sometimes the World Can't Wait
Isaiah 40:1-5 Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that she has served her term, that...
Try a Little Tenderness
Mark 13:24-37 ‘But in those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light,and the stars will...
Let There Be Love
Mark 12:28-34 One of the scribes came near and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, he asked...