January 15, 2023 Sermon

“Letter from a Birmingham Jail” by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme Texts: Amos 5:24 January 15, 2023  “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Today, we honor the living...

An Open Invitation from Steve

Beginning in 2021, during the height of Covid, I began choosing three books or authors to concentrate upon during the winter months – one each for January, February and March. That year, I chose to read first War and Peace, then Les Miserables, and then Don...

January 8, 2023 Sermon

People Look East Steve Jungkeit The First Congregational Church of Old Lyme Texts: Isaiah 44: 24-25, 25-28, 45: 1-2; Matthew 2: 1-12   Biblical religion, at its core, is about the practice of human rights. Full stop. That is an insight given at Christmas, and...