Christ Church in Short Hills

November 10, 2024 | The Rev. Paul Keene | The Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

Following the Election and Diocesan Convention, we look back on 150 years of the Diocese of Newark as we enter the next 150 years meditating on the example of the devout and faithful widow in Mark 12:38-44.

November 3, 2024 | The Rev. Bowie Snodgrass | All Saints' Sunday

Jesus raised Lazarus and directed the mourners to unbind him from his burial clothes. What tangles do you need to be unbound from? Baptism is the start of our new life as Christians, shaping how we live as faithful Christians in a complicated world with God’s help, until we enter the communion of saints. (John 11:32-44)

October 27, 2024 | The Rev. Bowie Snodgrass | The Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost

There are moments in life when everything changes all at once, like they did for the blind beggar Bartimaeus and for Job. (Job 42:1-6, 10-17; Mark 10:46-52) 

October 20, 2024 | The Rev. Dr. R. Kevin Johnson | The Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost

To be on the journey of faith is not so much about the destination as it is about the experience along the way. (Job 38:1-7, Mark 10:35-45)

October 13, 2024 | The Rev. Paul Keene | The Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost

"You lack one thing; go, sell what you own, and give the money to the poor; then come follow me." Jesus is clear in his words, how do we develop such a spirit of giving? It’s a journey. (Hebrews 4:12-16, Mark 10:17-31)

October 6, 2024 | The Rev. Bowie Snodgrass | Stewardship Sermon

Stewardship is US together. In this year of spiritual growth, Rev. Bowie invites us to consider how, like trees, we are deeply rooted in faith and community. She invites us to reflect on how our stewardship at Christ Church nourishes both our roots and our branches. Just as Zacchaeus sought out Jesus, we are called to seek, grow, and give generously, supporting our shared future. (2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12, Luke 19:1-10)

September 29, 2024 | The Rev. Bowie Snodgrass | The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Sometimes change comes through visionary leadership and sometimes through protest and prophets. Queen Esther, a Jewish immigrant in Babylon who saves her people, and The Philadelphia Eleven, the first women to become Episcopal priests in 1974, are examples of how we too may be called to be part of God’s purpose "at just such a time."  (Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 and Mark 9:38-50) 

September 22, 2024 | The Rev. Paul Keene | The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

It wasn't the Lord of Flies who made us, but the Lord of Heaven; and through Christ, we were made good! Just look at the children. (James 3:13 – 4.3; Mark 9:30-37)