Dear Caldwell, The first 17 verses of the second chapter of Acts tell a fantastic tale of the Holy Spirit’s first appearance, descending to Jews, Gentiles and a United-Nations-like gathering of immigrants and internationals assembled in Jerusalem amid an old Jewish festival. The Spirit equips them to speak each in their own language but understand …
Dear Caldwell, One of God’s most potent tools for ministry is food, a subject with which Caldwell folk have noted expertise. With food as the common theme, then, please read on: 1. Care for New Parents: The Caldwell baby boom continues! We rejoice with the Denisons – Erin (mom), Ryan (dad) and Luca (big sister) …
“Where, O death, is your sting?” – 1 Corinthians 15:55 Dear Caldwell, With the above scripture in mind, theologian Karl Barth’s thoughts were captured in an essay titled “The Death of Death.” In it, he wrote, “Our death is our limit, but our God is also the limit of our death.” With that in mind, …
Dear Caldwell, On Sunday we delved into a topic that not everyone welcomes – the matter of life, death and what comes next. I offered the perspective that we may be best taking a balanced view of both life and death; we can take life seriously as a gift to be relished joyfully every day …
Dear Caldwell, I hope you saw my blog post on Wednesday about the pending arrival of our new Associate Pastor Rev. Evie Landrau. Thanks to those who shared such positive responses. (By the way, I incorrectly said her father was African-American. Both her parents are from Puerto Rico but her father was from the lineage …
Dear Caldwell, As you know, since January, Caldwell has addressed some pastoral responsibilities, specifically worship leadership and pastoral care, through the gifts and leadership of Liz Wagner and Phanta Lansden, both ministry students. After finishing her internship at Caldwell, Phanta has moved into an internship with the Salvation Army. Liz received her Master of Divinity …
Dear Caldwell, What a ‘wondrous’ service we shared yesterday, graced by the Caldwell House Singers, our choir and Liz Wagner’s invitation to engage God’s word in open inquiry and unhesitating curiosity. Thanks to all who contributed. (And congrats again to both Liz and former intern Danny Trapp, who received the Master in Divinity degree from …
Dear Caldwell, As people of faith, we are “Easter people,” a claim that “all things are made new in Christ.” This weekend, the fifth in the season of Easter, we make several new beginnings: 1. In worship, Pastoral Assistant Liz Wagner will helps us consider Peter’s account in Acts 11 of his call to see …
Dear Caldwell, If you have not already heard from your “3D” small group leader about joining in our congregation-wide conversation about out future, you will soon. Between now and April 28, these facilitators are reaching out to more than 20 different groupings of Caldwell folk. I want to add my voice to that of our …
Dear Caldwell, As I write, the City of Boston is on lockdown. SWAT officers in battle armor are going house to house in a scene borrowed from what we are used to from Iraq, not from within our own borders. We have had no shortage of other images this week – entire neighborhoods leveled in …
