“Love is a Verb”

“Love is a Verb”

by Rev. Dr. Dale Azevedo,  Sr. Minister Years ago, the church I was serving had a guest speaker on Laity Sunday. It was one of our lay leaders and Church School teachers. The premise and title of his sermon was pretty simple:      “Love is a verb.”...
Lift Your Lamp Beside the Golden Door

Lift Your Lamp Beside the Golden Door

by Rev. Racquel Ray, Associate Minister of Congregational Life In a country where we have declared to be created with inalienable rights to choose life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness it is remarkable that we should need to talk about the limits of those...
How do pastoral transitions work?

How do pastoral transitions work?

by Rev. Dr. Dale Azevedo,  Sr. Minister With the recent announcement of my retirement from church ministry, I thought it might be helpful to talk about how pastoral transitions typically work in congregational churches. Now, every Christian tradition handles a change...
The Old and the New

The Old and the New

by Rev. Racquel Ray, Associate Minister of Congregational Life Happy New Year! The change of the calendar and the change in the weather bring also remembrances and renewals. Many of us review the previous year and resolve to make changes in the coming year. Some may...
Are You Taking Care of Yourself?

Are You Taking Care of Yourself?

by Rev. Dr. Dale Azevedo,  Sr. Minister Almost all of us in the church office are sick or have recently been sick. That’s strange…although perhaps not unexpected. What’s interesting is that none of us have the same thing, meaning we didn’t all give...
Behold

Behold

by Rev. Racquel Ray, Associate Minister of Congregational Life The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness— on them light has shined.~ Isaiah 9:2, Matthew 4:16 Behold. Behold, beloved, is a term often used in...