One of our close ecumenical partners in the New York Conference of the United Church of Christ is the Evangelical Church of Hesse and...

This month, Rev. Gary and I will merge our “columns” in Cross Currents – reflective of the partnership we share in the leading of our...

Adding them up! In preparation for the text on this year’s pledge brochure, I was asked how many events happened at the church in 2024,...

By the time you read this, the World Series will probably be over. As of this writing, before I leave on vacation, we know who is going...

Summoned by Joy I love how we do church. Most of you know, I like to sit under the balcony steps at the back of the sanctuary where I can...

“The Word of God stands alone and is inerrant!” This is the mantra of so many selective literalists, dishonest folks who claim to follow...

Jesus was not a free-market Neo-liberal capitalist. Obvious, right? There were both small-hold and commodity economies in Galilee and...

There’s been a huge crane blocking egress in our parking lot for most of the summer. If you come down very early some morning you can...

“Monty Python's Flying Circus” had flown long before I ever needed to shave, but their films were still coming out during my teenage and...

I had the opportunity to offer a Mission Moment on June 23 and repeat it here, hoping it will inspire you to action: The sign in the...

We do not know how Jesus understood himself and his role in what we now call salvation. He left nothing in writing, and accounts of his...

Proud – You Bet, and Grateful! Happy Pride Month as we kick off numerous weekend activities this month with our second annual Elmira...

Years ago, I was active in university and community theater, including a stint as the Artistic Director of the historic Arden Shakespeare...

Have you noticed the beautiful spring flowers all around the church? Memories of past Easter Sundays -- and like those perennials, here...

We have not always had the best PR. There was that whole thing at Salem, a footnote in history until Arthur Miller mapped it onto the Red...

Spring is popping up all over! With an early Holy Week behind us, we roll quickly into spring with many exciting projects ahead. The name...

Thank you all for your attendance last week at our Chicken & Biscuits church lunch. We raised $350 to donate to our mission partner, the...

I am sure none of us were surprised when Alexei Navalny died in a Russian gulag. After all, Vladimir Putin’s assassination squads had...

Thank you all for your attendance yesterday at our Annual Meeting! We had forty-six in attendance and passed the budget and our 2024...

And the Oscar goes to... not “Barbie.” I saw “Barbie.” I liked it, thought it clever, and it certainly spoke powerful truths about...