United In the Dust
On Monday evening I had the privilege to worship with almost 20 of my clergy colleagues and over 600 attendees in Heckscher Park. The “We Stand United In Love,” prayer service honored the sacrifices...
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Religious Leaders Unite in Opposition to Refugee Ban
Earlier this week I signed the Interfaith Immigrations Coalition’s letter supporting refugee resettlement. I was not alone. Over 3500 religious leaders have signed this letter protesting President Trump’s recent ban on refugee resettlement. His...
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Christmas Eve: Light and Dark
Christmas Eve at The Congregational Church of Huntington can be seen as a study in contrasts. Noise and quiet. Light and dark. Crowds and solitude. We hold two very different worship services to welcome...
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Our Stories
We all tell stories, all the time. Bedtime stories. Stories of our day. Stories of our past. Stories that are entertaining and informative. They describe our history and our culture. As Christians our primary...
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CCH System Upgrade
What is the first thing to do when your computer or cable TV isn’t working right? You reboot. This is easily done, just unplug the thing, wait ten seconds, and then plug it back...
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Just Do Something
The news of the world becomes increasingly grim. The victims of the horrific slaughter in Nice are in our prayers today. It is hard to even know what to do or think in response...
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Despair and the Need for Worship
What I want to write about is our summer worship services. In the summer we sink into the season with an informal worship in the round in our air conditioned sanctuary. This summer our...
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The American Dream
“O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain!” This weekend, in honor of Independence Day, we will surely hear many renditions of “America the...
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Prayer Service for Shooting Victims Tonight, June 14
The Congregational Church of Huntington, United Church of Christ Prayer Service for the Victims of the Shooting at the Pulse Nightclub Tuesday, June 14, 2016 7:30 PM We pray for peace for the victims...
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