Discovery of 178-Year-Old Baptist Antislavery Document Elates Faith Leaders

Posted on Wed 09 July 2025 in Theology

Aishvarya Kavi of the New York Times reports:

The scroll was handwritten in 1847, just two years after Baptists in the United States split, with the Southern congregations breaking off over their Northern counterparts’ condemnation of slavery.

Using forceful language, 116 Baptist ministers in Massachusetts had signed their name to …


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Gov. Ayotte reneged on promise to meet with faith leaders

Posted on Fri 27 June 2025 in Theology

While I wasn't credited in the article, my colleagues Revs. Allison Palm and Jon Hopkins were. This was a statement that we worked on together. Governor Ayotte repeatedly rejected our ask for a meeting with her about the state budget. She gave us her word that she would meet with …


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Evangelism Toolkit

Posted on Wed 14 May 2025 in Theology

Screenshot from the Old Evangelism website

Back in 2011, the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire had an Evangelism Toolkit for churches to use. This toolkit came in two parts:

  1. Come and See: a membership growth program based on a postcard campaign and personal invitations to "come and see" your church for a specially-designed Sunday
  2. Koinonia: an …

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Sermon on Revelation 7:9-17

Posted on Sun 11 May 2025 in Theology

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I. Why come to church? Why take time to come here and worship God together? Couldn’t we experience God at home or on a hike? After all, God is everywhere and in those places too.

Maybe you came for the breakfast, but Sawyer’s has breakfast, too. Maybe you …


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A Prayer for May Day 2025

Posted on Thu 01 May 2025 in Worship

Rev. Jason Wells leads prayer at the May Day 2025 event

I offered this closing prayer at today's May Day rally in Concord, based on the Lord's prayer. See coverage of the event on InDepthNH.

Good and gracious God,
deliver us from the evil
of rejecting the divine image in which we are created
of rejecting that dignity, value and infinite …


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