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Illness Can Be Physical or Mental
My 14 year old son and I were privileged to attend a showing of “The Soloist” at the Leeds Theater a few days ago. It was sponsored by the Winchester chapter of NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness).Before the movie began, representatives of NAMI gave an outstanding presentation on the help that is

Christians As Consumers or Disciples
(I promise I am going to post something original soon but this article by Bishop Wil Willamon was too good not to share...Excellent!)Tony Robinson’s book, What’s Theology Got to Do with It? has some good insights on the theological basis of the church, insights that can help our efforts at congregationa

Wise Words, Fr. Matthew, Wise Words......
(My post to you today is a little long but I've been thinking a lot about the state of society. Just watch the news, we (and especially Christians) have become vicious commentators of the world around us instead of change agents. We are so quick to criticize and point out the wrongs of "they" instead of focusing on being Christ t

We All Fall Short (All Means All)
I have been watching with great interest media coverage on the death of Ted Kennedy. As a pastor, I attend many funerals and have given numerous eulogies. I have always been careful to give comfort and celebratory of a person's life. There have been very tragic situations where people were most likely somewhat nervou