Category: The Gardner News

We recently read John 3: 16 in worship.  When you think about John 3: 16 what comes to your mind?  Maybe you think of the guy in the rainbow-colored wig sitting between the uprights holding the sign painted with the world’s most famous verse. But when I think of John 3:16, I think of six year-old Benjamin, protesting his bedtime, […]

Three years ago when I moved to Gardner I knew I wanted to get involved with the community.  Moving here from a small town in New York I was aware of the importance of not only getting to know the people in my congregation but also the movers and shakers in the community.  One day I received a letter from […]

Martin Luther changed the world with an idea.  The question that every religion asks and seeks to answer is how to we get to God.  Many of us have a relationship with God, but how do we truly know if we have a place in heaven?  In almost every case the answer is like a ladder.  Every good work that […]

[callout]This article was first published in The Gardner News on January 21, 2017[/callout] Yesterday, we watched as Don­ald Trump became the 45th president of the United States of Amer­ica. We listened and wat­ched as President Barack Obama served his final day in the White House. I started thinking about the great things President Obama did in office and how it […]

Before becoming a pastor I worked at a Christian camp in New Hampshire.  I hosted retreats for different churches throughout New England.  Our most attended winter weekends was called Christmas Traditions.  Throughout the weekend we would recreate different family holiday traditions.  One of my jobs during the weekend was to dress as Santa and bring in a bag of toys […]

We teach them to our children as the magic words: “Please” and “Thank you.” We prompt our kids to be polite: “Thank you, Mrs. Greene, for having me over.” Most of us automatically say “thank you” many times a day. You probably say it when you get change at the store. You respond with a “thank you” when someone says, […]

This past week my family and I stayed at one of our favorite places in the world, Camp Calumet.  We spend a week’s vacation at Calumet every year.   At the start of the camp session we have a community campfire and we sing songs, watch skits and enjoy the beauty of nature all around us.  At the end of […]

When in good company we are told to never talk about religion and politics.  Well today I am going to talk about both, specifically I am going to talk about how my church helps me see the world of politics.  I am not going to tell you how to vote, I would never do that.  I believe that we have […]