Christ Church in Short Hills

August 25, 2024 | The Rev. Bowie Snodgrass | Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

This summer in politics, we’ve heard many “are you with me” then “tell your friends” speeches and a lot about running mates. In the Gospel, Jesus asks his disciples if they are still with him. Rev. Bowie talks about inviting our friends back to church with us and closes with Malcolm Boyd’s prayer “Are you running with me, Jesus?”  (John 6:56-69)

August 18, 2024 | The Rev. Paul Keene | Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost

We’re all looking for wisdom, for the instructions to life; but what do we do once we have it? How can we be sure we even have it? (1 Kings 2:10-12 & John 6:51-58)

August 11, 2024 - The Rev. Dr. Timothy Mulder - The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

The choice to love as God loves the world is the antidote to division and violence. (2 Samuel 18:5-9, 15, 31-33)

August 4, 2024 | The Rev. Bowie Snodgrass | The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

Jesus said, “I am the bread of life.”  This sentence seems simple, but is quite complex when you consider its context and impact. Jesus invites us to come and eat the bread that satisfies and, in the midst our complex lives, is enough. (John 6:24-35; 2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a)

July 28, 2024 | The Rev. Paul Keene | The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost

Sometimes we find ourselves in an angry place—where temptation is great, and sin is easy. What do we do; how do we escape?

July 21, 2024 | The Rev. Bowie Snodgrass | The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

How does the Bible teach us to follow Jesus?  How does God speak to us today through scripture?  What are questions to ask when studying sacred texts? Through the Sunday readings and poetry, an exploration of the Bible as our spiritual guidebook.

July 14, 2024 | The Rev. Dr. R. Kevin Johnson | The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

Speaking truth to power is both dangerous and necessary. 

July 7, 2024 | The Rev. Bowie Snodgrass | The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

Jesus had a bad day. Even King David had failings. What do you consider essential leadership traits? Learning from missteps. Sharing authority? What can we do as a community led by God?