Short and hasty … and useless?

Short and hasty … and useless? (Click on the sermon title for a .pdf copy)
Ecclesiastes 1:2-11
September 10, 2017

Useless, useless, said the Philosopher.

I used to be a philosopher.  I was a student of philosophy at Yale University.  There were few of us then and probably even fewer now.  I was so thrilled when I found out that Cole Highnam was studying philosophy and loving it.… Continue reading ...

Be the church: enjoy this life

Be the church: enjoy this life (Click on the sermon title for a pdf copy)
Ecclesiastes 9:7-10
May 17, 2015

Be the church …

Protect the environment

Because it is God’s handiwork and because it is precious to God.

Care for the poor

Because they are God’s handiwork and because they are precious, especially precious to God.

Forgive often

Because God has forgiven you.… Continue reading ...

does anybody really know what time it is?

Does anybody really know what time it is?
Ecclesiastes 3:1-15
January 1, 2017

Does anybody really know what time it is?

Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?

Bring back any memories? The recording comes from a live performance by Chicago in Tanglewood in July 1970. I had just finished my junior year in high school. Sometime along about then, a friend played a Chicago song for me.… Continue reading ...