Telling Our Stories
/"Who among you would say to your new college intern who has just come in from filing and delivering coffee on the third floor, `Come here at once and chair our board meeting'?
Read More"Who among you would say to your new college intern who has just come in from filing and delivering coffee on the third floor, `Come here at once and chair our board meeting'?
Read MoreMany of us in the Episcopal Church and here in Keene live comfortable lives. How comfortable is too comfortable?
Read MoreAs we prepare for Keene Pride week in our community and in our church, this reading gives us the chance to clarify what we mean when we use the word pride.
Read MoreI have learned that time spent in quiet prayer and meditation does not diminish my available time, but actually expands my day.
Read MoreHypocrisy has been around as long as people have. Jesus used the word hypocrite in the gospels many times. And face it, we’re all prone to hypocrisy all the time.
Read MoreOur vestry will be faced with many big decisions in the months and years ahead. There will be some decisions to be made that will be obvious, and there will also be decisions that are difficult to make, as in this time of rapid change, some decisions will seem risky and unfamiliar.
Read MoreTheologians have been discussing and writing about the Trinity for centuries, and we are no further ahead on agreeing or understanding what the it really is.
Read MoreRecent studies note the rising anxiety levels of teens and young adults in our culture. When you consider all the overwhelming problems the world is facing, I guess it’s not too hard to imagine where this anxiety is coming from.
Read MoreI would love it if just once in my life I’d be able to prepare a meal that everyone in my family loved and thoroughly enjoyed.
Read MoreThe Palm Sunday story in Luke does not mention branches at all. Instead, the people spread cloaks on the road in front of Jesus as he rides into Jerusalem on a young colt.
Read MoreMaybe you say, ‘Winter? Good riddance!’ But if you love to ski or have a soft spot for the beauty of the snow on branches after a storm, there are things that are dying away even as we welcome the forsythia that will soon be in bloom.
Read MoreToday is Ash Wednesday - the first day of Lent 2022. The first day of your big opportunity to re-prioritize the spiritual fruits of your own life.
Read MoreYou seem very angry. I know what it is like to feel angry. You know, you can be angry and think at the same time. Yes you can - you can think right now. I would like you to think about how it would feel if someone pushed you into the toybox. I want you to stop and think before you hurt your brother.
Read MoreThere’s a passage from John that is often read at funerals that says, “In my father’s house there are many mansions.” Because of that passage, whenever I think of a mansion being prepared for someone, I usually think about God preparing one for us, not the other way around.
Read MoreSo just what is a “collect” anyway?
Read MoreFor some, potato chips are not a junk food treat to avoid like they are for me, but a meal that is available and affordable and at least fills an empty stomach.
Read MoreThe annoying aunt. The loudly partying neighbor. The disrespectful teenager. The crooked politician. These neighbors are often downright hard to love - just how are you supposed to do that?
Read MoreWhat is your favorite thing to eat?
Is it good for you?
Many of us experience a sense of return each week when we come together for worship on Sunday mornings - coming back to be with the people we know and love and who love and support us, hearing the familiear prayers, the music, the exploration of Scripture, and of course, the communion table.
Read MoreWeekly at 9:30 at St. James.
We hope you can join us for Sunday worship
The service is also streamed on our Facebook page and our website
Pocket of Peace ( a service of peaceful prayer) at 12 noon online
Tues-Fri: 10-2
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