Christ Church in Short Hills

February 16, 2025 | The Rev. Paul Keene | The Sixth Sunday after Epiphany

Blessings and Woes, the Beatitudes in Luke are different than what Jesus teaches in Matthew, but should we preference one set over the other? What does it mean if we do? (Jeremiah 17.5-10; Luke 6.17-26)

February 9, 2025 | The Rev. Bowie Snodgrass | The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany

Is God calling you? Rev. Bowie reflects on her own journey, the call stories of Isaiah and the first disciples, and wisdom from Parker Palmer, Otis Moss III, and resources for discerning vocation in this time of deep need in the world. (Isaiah 6:1-13, Luke 5:1-11) 

February 2, 2025 | The Rev. Paul Keene | The Presentation of Our Lord

We all need to be a bit more like Simeon. We need to be bold in seeking out the Light, taking it up, and sharing it with the world. We need to be like Anna and tell everyone about the Light. We need to let the Light come into our hearts and shine forth from them. (Luke 2.22-40)

January 26, 2025 | The Rev. Bowie Snodgrass | The Third Sunday after Epiphany

Jesus’ inaugural sermon in Luke 4 is the lectionary gospel the same week as the US presidential inauguration and a sermon by Bishop Mariann Budde that broke into the national spotlight. What did Jesus say? How do we respond as the body of Christ in the world today? (Luke 4:14-21)

January 19, 2025 | The Rev. Paul Keene | Second Sunday after the Epiphany

Our various gifts are tools given to us by God to make sense of the mess that is life. To do that, all we need is—as Mary says—to do what Jesus tells us. (1 Cor. 12.1-11 & John 2.1-11)

January 12, 2025 | The Rev. Bowie Snodgrass | The Baptism of Our Lord

At Jesus’ baptism, God spoke to him as “you.” Through baptism, we become part of a familiar and loving relationship with God. Prayer is our conversation with God, whom we call “you.”  (Isaiah 43:1-7; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22)
 

January 5, 2025 | The Rev. Paul Keene | The Second Sunday after Christmas

On this twelfth day of Christmas we reflect on the three wisemen who bring gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh: what does it mean for the greatest gift giver to receive gifts? What does it mean for us to bring him gifts? (Matthew 2:1-12)

December 24, 2024 | The Rev. Bowie Snodgrass | Christmas Eve

Christmas is when we open our hearts to unexpected guests who arrive at our door and celebrate the birth of a tiny human who is our great God, Savior, Messiah, and the Lord! (Titus 2:11-14 & Luke 2:1-20)