Messages from Brewster Baptist

My grandfather, Pastor Victor Scalise, always told my dad that people don’t know what a pastor does so you need to educate the congregation about what you’re doing. Here are the highlights of some of the events and work I’ve been involved in from Saturday, September 10th through Saturday the…

Everyone here is well aware of what happened ten years ago. The stories and images have filled the media all week and the feelings and thoughts many of us had a decade ago may have come back to some of us in one degree and one form or another in…

For the next two and half months I will be preaching and leading a Wednesday evening Bible study on Leadership in Critical Times. Some people hear the word “leadership” and think of very powerful well-known people like presidents and prime ministers, senators and representatives, CEO’s, and other influential people. The…

Hurricane Irene which is arriving today is just one of many examples of how small beginnings can yield amazing results. All the clouds and wind and rain started small a while ago, but grew tremendously and quickly. A hurricane can develop in a matter of days; most things in life…

Although it seems hard to imagine given the political and economic turmoil around the globe and the many places where hunger, war and violence are part of daily life, if you were to research what was one of the biggest news stories of 2011 in terms of coverage, it was….the…

Good morning. It is an honor and a real pleasure to be standing in front of you this morning. I realize I have big shoes to fill in preaching behind this pulpit but I trust that God has a word to share with each of you so my prayer before…

After worship last Sunday somebody asked me if I was having a midlife crisis because of my sermons the last few weeks, “Who Am I?” and “What Am I Doing Here?” I laughed and said I was fine – these three sermons were a response to what I have been…

I am really pleased that our team working on our Sunday School program that starts in September is putting together a great year that will focus on some of the most important scriptures for our children, and all of us, to know. One of the passages the children will learn…

A few weeks ago as I was driving somewhere the song Who Are You by the British rock band The Who was playing on a radio station. The song is largely about identity and is a great example of how funny a song can be if it is simply said…

I was thinking about what I was going to preach on today while I was sitting on the beach, a wonderful blessing of being here on Cape Cod.  And this has been such a fun summer for us watching our 1 year old granddaughter explore the sand and giggle and…

How many of you have ever heard of The Rorschach test also known as the Rorschach inkblot test? It is a psychological test in which subjects’ perceptions of inkblots are recorded and then analyzed. Some psychologists use this test to examine a person’s personality characteristics and emotional functioning. It has…