Episodes

Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
July 23, 2023 - The Rev. Paul Keene - The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
Tuesday Jul 25, 2023
Today we hear Jesus’ promise of judgement in the Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds. However, these words of judgement do not diminish Jesus’ words of love and mercy.

Thursday Jul 20, 2023
July 16, 2023 - The Rev. Canon Robert Griner - The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
Thursday Jul 20, 2023
Thursday Jul 20, 2023
Our preacher for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost has concluded that God is more merciful than his mom. Listen and find out why.

Thursday Jul 13, 2023
July 9, 2023 - The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost - The Rev. Paul Keene
Thursday Jul 13, 2023
Thursday Jul 13, 2023
Our God is a god who works in signs and wonders. How do we perceive; how do we respond?

Monday Jul 10, 2023
June 25, 2023 - The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost - Amy Crawford
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
What does it mean for God to call us to be an expansive people? We - along with the great pillars of our faith - are invited to learn and grow into accepting and spreading God's abundant grace and mercy, making a new and transformed life that shapes the world around us.

Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
June 18, 2023 - Senior Sermons - Grace Bardello and William Knoll-Finn
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
High school graduates Grace Bardello and William Knoll-Finn reflect on their experiences at Christ Church on Youth Sunday (June 18, 2023).

Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
June 11, 2023 - Melissa Bristol - The Second Sunday after Pentecost
Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
Tuesday Jun 13, 2023
How does Jesus' love of the sinner give us the confidence to take big leaps of faith? How does that create strong, inclusive communities of faith? We can find the answer in scripture... with a little help from... dog training?

Monday Jun 05, 2023
June 4, 2023 - The Rev. Bowie Snodgrass - Trinity Sunday
Monday Jun 05, 2023
Monday Jun 05, 2023
How do you get to know the Trinity? Hang out with them! 21st century theologians have focused on the dynamic relationship between God, Christ, and the Holy Spirit, even describing a cosmic dance. This resonates in this time, when we crave relationship and belonging (even though relationships can be messy and intimacy intimidating).

Wednesday May 31, 2023
May 28, 2023 - The Rev. Canon Robert Griner - Pentecost
Wednesday May 31, 2023
Wednesday May 31, 2023
Exhausted? Frantically trying to fling yourself forward? Maybe it's because you're self-propelled rather than higher powered. Pentecost provides a more excellent way.

About Us
Christ Church in Short Hills is a vibrant, growing, diverse, and inclusive congregation located in the suburbs of Essex County, New Jersey and members of the Diocese of Newark. Weekly sermons and reflections are listed on our podcast channel.