Marcia Blaikie Blod Memorial Service
A memorial service celebrating the life of Marcia Blaikie Blod will be held on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 11:00am in The Meeting House.
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On October 25, it is our great pleasure to welcome to the pulpit Dr. Wesley J. Wildman, Professor of Philosophy, Theology, and Ethics, and of Computing and Data Sciences at Boston University.
Kevin Scott Smith Memorial Service
A memorial service celebrating the life of Kevin Scott Smith will be held on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 11:00am in The Meeting House.
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Daily Devotion
Read: Acts 25:1–12
Festus, after he had conferred with his council, replied, “You [Paul] have appealed to the emperor; to the emperor you will go” Acts 25:12
When we think of the Roman Empire and early Christianity, we may think of brutal oppression that pitted lions and fearsome gladiators against frail people of faith. There is no doubt that Roman persecution of the church was a fact of life for the first Christian people—a reality that might make this text all the more remarkable. It was Roman authority that preserved Paul’s life against the death plots of…