United Church of Assonet

06/03/2026

Do you think the AI debate is new?

Scripture: Genesis 4:26 – “To Seth also a son was born, and he named him Enosh. At that time people began to invoke the name of the Lord.” (NRSVUE) There are few things less interesting than other people’s family trees, especially if they involve ancestors you have never heard of. Unfortunat...

05/27/2026

Running low on faith?

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:12b – “But I am not ashamed, for I know the one in whom I have put my trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard until that day the deposit I have entrusted to him.” (NRSVUE) The other day, I was watching an interview with Yale Professor Teresa Morgan by C. J. Cornthw...

05/20/2026

Focus on being a friend today.

Scripture: 1 Peter 4:6 – “For this is the reason the gospel was proclaimed even to the dead, so that, though they had been judged in the flesh as everyone is judged, they might live in the spirit as God does.” (NRSVUE) One thing I have noticed about mainline pastors like me is that we rarely t...

05/13/2026

How do we win?

Scripture: Psalm 68:5 – “Father of orphans and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation.” (NRSVUE) Christians believe that God is almighty, omnipotent, and all powerful. God cannot lose. And sometimes, we just want to see God “taking names”. We want to see God claim unquestionable...

05/09/2026

Come and get it! We’re dishing out a delicious breakfast until 10:30 this morning. Don’t forget the flowers for mom! 🥞🥓🌸

05/07/2026

Let us do the cooking! Join us this Saturday for the annual May Breakfast, and pick up some flowers for mom while you’re there too! 🥞 🌺

05/06/2026

How is God leading you?

Scripture: Exodus 13:21 – “The Lord went in front of them in a pillar of cloud by day, to lead them along the way, and in a pillar of fire by night, to give them light, so that they might travel by day and by night.” (NRSVUE) As I Christian, I often focus on the power of the Gospel story. Jesu...

04/29/2026

How did you get your call?

Scripture: Jeremiah 26:20 – “There was another man prophesying in the name of the Lord, Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim. He prophesied against this city and against this land in words exactly like those of Jeremiah.” (NRSVUE) Did you know that the prophet Jeremiah was a nepo baby? In...

04/29/2026

Are you getting hungry? Only 10 more days until our May Breakfast!

04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day!

Scripture: Psalm 104:24 – “O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.” (NRSVUE) Why did God create the world in all its rich diversity? Was it all for our benefit as creatures made in God’s image and granted dominion over all p...