crcwestnyackMar 202 minOur Covenant with the Community 1. We will make every effort to stay in touch with our congregation and community. a. Sunday services will be live-streamed over our social media platforms. ...
crcwestnyackMar 173 minClarkstown Reformed Church — Response to COVID-19 Our most important duty at Clarkstown Reformed Church is to follow God’s will in all circumstances, even when we do not know where the road on which we trave...
crcwestnyackMar 115 minBorn from Above by Rev. Richard Hasselbach, Ph.D.In Crown Heights, Brooklyn this week, a mob of mostly teenage boys attacked a 15-year-old girl. They beat her, pushed her to the ground, kicked her in the he...
crcwestnyackJan 205 minCome and See: A reflection on John 1:29-43 by The Rev. Richard Hasselbach, Ph.D.In one of his memorable Peanuts comics, Charles Schulz shows Charlie Brown and Linus deep in conversation: "Do you ever think much about the future, Linus?" ...
crcwestnyackMay 14, 20194 minAlways With Us by Rev. Richard Hasselbach, Ph.DEd Kelly is a brilliant lawyer and a charming man. We worked together as attorneys for the State University of New York and became fast friends. Ed went on t...
crcwestnyackMay 10, 20194 minFeed My Lambs by Rev. Richard Hasselbach, Ph.DIn the late ’70s, Lee Strobel was a young investigative journalist writing for the Chicago Tribune. With degrees in both journalism and law, he was tenacious...
crcwestnyackMay 3, 20194 minSent With Peace by Rev. Richard HasselbachI first met Michael in a dreary room at the drug rehab center where he was in recovery; he was about 25, thin, and had a scraggly beard. His mom was his only...
crcwestnyackMay 3, 20194 minWho Are You Looking For? by Rev. Richard HasselbachKarl Matter retired from the Marine Corps at the rank of colonel after a lifetime of service to his country. Karl saw action in Desert Shield and Desert Stor...
crcwestnyackApr 11, 20194 minThe Savior We Need by Rev. Richard HasselbachTerry spent 20 years living what many people would call a perfect life. Married to a man she loved, she had a great job and lived in a beautiful West Coast c...
crcwestnyackApr 4, 20194 minRadical Generosity by Rev. Richard HasselbachBabette’s Feast, the Oscar-winning film based on a story by Isak Dinesen, tells the story of Martine and Philippa, two elderly sisters living in a remote vil...
crcwestnyackMar 28, 20194 minGod of Second Chances by Rev. Richard HasselbachOn December 23, 1849, a small group of prisoners was taken from Peter and Paul Fortress, a maximum security prison in St. Petersburg Russia, and brought to S...
crcwestnyackMar 21, 20194 minChristian Courage by Rev. Richard Hasselbach, Ph.DOn April 3, 1968 a young black minister took the pulpit at Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee urging his congregation, in an inspiring sermon, to demand just...
crcwestnyackMar 17, 20194 minKnow Thyself by Rev. Richard HasselbachMoonsturckis the story of Loretta and Ronnie, two star-crossed Italian lovers, and their complex families. Married to a philandering husband, Rose,Loretta’s ...
crcwestnyackMar 10, 20194 minListen to Him by Rev. Richard Hasselbach, Ph.DInMetamorphosis, the Roman poet Ovid recounts the legend of Pygmalion, a sculptor who created an ivory statue of a beautiful woman. HIs lifeless creation was...
crcwestnyackMar 3, 20194 minReckless Love by Rev. Richard Hasselbach, Ph.DCornelia ten Boom inherited her father Casper’s passion for watchmaking: she was the first woman licensed as a watchmaker in the Netherlands and joined him w...
crcwestnyackFeb 24, 20194 minPerfect Joy by Rev. Richard Hasselbach, Ph.DThere is a Taoist story about a farmer who worked hard on the land for many years: he had one son to help him and one horse to pull his plough. One day his h...
crcwestnyackFeb 17, 20194 minGone Fishing by Rev. Richard Hasselbach, Ph.DBack in 1997, Rosaria Champagne would have described herself as a Marxist, feminist, postmodernist, materialist. A tenured professor at Syracuse University w...
crcwestnyackFeb 10, 20194 minWhat Can We Do? by Rev. Richard HasselbachBack in 1974 when she was a presence but not yet a powerhouse on the world stage, Mother Teresa spoke to a gathering at St. Olaf’s Church in Minneapolis. She...
crcwestnyackFeb 3, 20194 minOur Mission Statement by Rev. Richard Hasselbach, Ph.DI recently lead a discussion group for residents at a drug rehab facility. Eight young people dressed in dungarees and sweats, wearing sneakers or flip-flops...
crcwestnyackJan 27, 20194 minTrust and Obey by Rev. Richard Hasselbach, Ph.D.Charles Colson was born into an affluent Boston family and had a privileged childhood. His loving parents gave him the best education money could buy. After ...
