by Dennis Knight | Apr 30, 2019 | In the Moment, Uncategorized
Easter establishes its own context as it represents the culmination of the Christian story, and in that regard presents a particular challenge to any preacher. It is the day that asks the most from any of us who would mount a pulpit. The notion of Jesus’ resurrection...
by Dennis Knight | Mar 19, 2019 | In the Moment, Uncategorized
As the leader of a caring, spiritual community, I feel called to offer words in response to the mass shooting that occurred in New Zealand a few days ago. Frankly, it is a struggle to bring forward expressions of solace, reassurance, and comfort given that this...
by Dennis Knight | Nov 13, 2018 | In the Moment, Uncategorized
Tuttle and Veterans Memorials Auburn MA November 12, 2018 Written by Dennis Knight, Pakachoag Church Whether stone or wood, steel or brick, bronze or cement, no monument is as anything apart from the ones whom it memorializes, for it is the lives of service and...
by Dennis Knight | Nov 6, 2018 | In the Moment, Uncategorized
Chester P. Tuttle Gravesite Hillside Cemetery, Auburn MA November 1, 2018 Written by Dennis Knight, Pakachoag Church Oh God, for whom time is a circle and who joins all things past and present and yet to come under the mantle of one watchful, knowing eye, we...
by Dennis Knight | Oct 30, 2018 | In the Moment, Uncategorized
Once again dismaying news of a mass shooting reverberated through the news channels this past weekend. There were actually two events, the one in a Pittsburgh temple which resulted in eleven deaths and several injuries, and a second shooting in a grocery store in...
by Dennis Knight | Mar 12, 2018 | In the Moment, Uncategorized
The following article is adapted from a sermon delivered by Dennis Knight, Minister at Pakachoag Church, during the First Sunday Worship service on March 4, 2018. As with so much of the Bible, the story of Jesus casting out the money lenders, which is the central...