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One of my favorite images of leadership is the concept of getting “up in the balcony.” The whole idea is that in order to see the big picture, it’s important to occasionally get off the dance floor and see things from the balcony. Getting up in the balcony means...

“If there's something strangeIn your neighborhoodWho you gonna call?Ghostbusters! If there's something weirdAnd it don't look goodWho you gonna call?Ghostbusters! If you're all alonePick up the phoneAnd callGhostbusters!” Soon after the Ghostbusters movie was released...

January is officially in full swing—and this month ushers in the Season of Epiphany. South Floridians could easily mistake the word “Epiphany” to mean “gridlocked traffic,” as the two arrive at about the same time. However, I assure you: they are not the same thing....

Sunday, January 1st, was a landmark day in both the secular world and in the church. The night before, champagne corks popped as glasses clinked and fireworks filled the sky. We rang out the old and in the new, a ritual as old as time. Some of us made resolutions,...

Christmas greetings! For some friends and neighbors, Christmas may end at midnight on December 25 – but in the life of our church, the Season of Christmas has just begun! We celebrate the nativity until January 5, including Lessons and Carols this Sunday. Then we...

Dear Friends, Although I have yet to experience it myself, throughout this season of Advent I’ve loved hearing people speak of Christmas at Bethesda with such joy, awe, and anticipation. Between the music, the trees, the beauty of our sacred space adorned with greens...

Waiting for Christmas has its own kind of pattern. Children, especially, start counting down early. At first, the weeks of December seem to stretch out forever. But soon the days start to become a blur of activity. Then all of a sudden, it’s Christmas morning!...

A new liturgical year brings special musical offerings and compelling reasons to invite someone to join you at Bethesda. This Sunday, December 4, we will celebrate Advent with its own Lessons & Carols. Like its Christmas cousin, we will hear lessons and sing great...

Dear friends, I’m not sure about you, but we’ve had lots of family descending on the rectory this week. Between both our boys, both our mothers, and a step-father thrown in for good measure, we’re bursting at the seams! Of course, everyone is curious to see us in our...