North Madison
Congregational
Church

Ha, Ha ha-ha, Ha ! (said in a sing-song voice…) I’m RIGHT — you’re WRONG!! You eat HUMBLE PIE!!! How many times in your life have you...

“Shalom to you now — shalom my friends... Singing those words together each week as a congregation makes our HEARTS sing as well as our...

When I taught piano lessons in my home, a student would invariably ask me — “Mrs. Juliani, why do you have so MANY hands and hearts in...

What comes to your mind when you hear the words — FOURTH OF JULY??? Fireworks? Parades? Family picnics? Probably ALL of the above...

Our world seems to take delight in building barriers of EX-clusion. WE and “THEY” … US and “THEM” … NORMAL and “OTHER” — implying, of...

Aren’t mountain-top experiences the BEST??? Those moments that stand out in your mind… an experience that you keep in your heart and...

Great Barrington, Massachusetts may look like a sleepy little town, but it was there — on February 23, 1868 that one of the most stellar...

“Fill ‘er up, please!” That’s what my dad used to say when we drove into a gas station in the “old days”... attendants always ran out to...

God has a message for you today… yes, you! … and here it is: YOU are a BLESSING. And if you are thinking “ Um — I really don’t think so...

When in your life have you felt most LEFT OUT? When you weren’t invited to a party that everybody else was? When you didn’t get chosen...

Driving home the other day, I spotted a gorgeous display of colorful tulips which had been painstakingly planted to spell the word LOVE....

“Sometimes I think of housecleaning as “templing.” I know it’s not a word! — but you’re building a little temple, to live in and enjoy....

My INSPIRATION TREE is in blossom. 🌳 Just look at that crabapple — blooming its little heart out! You are probably thinking, “SO WHAT —...

Sometimes words of truth just hit you between the eyes!! Here are some I read today: “ On our best days — and our worst In times both...

CHRIST IS RISEN! HE IS RISEN … INDEED!! SO —— Now what??? All of the family celebrations, attending church services or hearing wonderful...

EASTER!!! When I was a very little girl “Easter” meant the fun of dyeing eggs, discovering a basket of goodies on Easter morn (would...

QUIZ!!! Which of the 4 pictures is an example of “holy ground?” Did you say, “The CHURCH — of course!” ??? PLEASE read on… 1. ...

Traveling through Scottish highlands, I inquired of our guide “What are all those round stone circles in the fields? And why is there no...

A friend of ours recently retired. He was quite happy — but his spouse was ECSTATIC! They could travel!! Get projects done around the...

CROSSWORD PUZZLE QUESTION: Six letters : the 17th book in the Bible, starts with an “E…” Don’t be discouraged if you didn’t know it...