by Robert McCracken | Sermons
SERVICE OF INSTALLATION FOR THE REV. LAURA FITZPATRICK-NAGER We welcomed to our pulpit this morning the Rev. Mary Nelson. Mary is the South Central Regional Minister for the Connecticut Conference United Church of Christ. She works primarily with churches in...
by Robert McCracken | Sermons
Isaiah 9:2 and 6-7 Matthew 2:1-12 Hebrews 13:14 “No Longer at Home in the Old Dispensation…” And so we have come through Advent, we have soldiered through Christmas, and today we find ourselves on the day of the Kings: known in the church year as Epiphany...
by Robert McCracken | Sermons
Luke 1:39-45 (46-55) Magnificat for a Broken World Yesterday, a group of us danced for joy at the IRIS Winter Party. It was held in the basement of a Baptist Church in New Haven where new and old friends and refugees gathered from all over the globe. I learned some...
by Robert McCracken | Sermons
Psalm 104 The Bright Blessed Day, the Dark Sacred Night Yesterday, I meandered down to the pier at the mouth of the CT River to walk off some pumpkin pie. There wasn’t a soul there except for a diving duck who seemed to be playing hide and go seek in the shallows....
by Robert McCracken | Sermons
HOLY CONVERSATIONS John 4: 5-21, 21-30 Holy Conversations Whenever I hear this scripture passage about the Woman at the Well meeting Jesus I feel like I’m listening in on a very private conversation. Holy, deep and real conversations are like that. Sometimes,...
