Dear Church Family and Community,
“It was also called Mizpah, because he said, ‘May the Lord keep watch between you and me when we are away from each other.’” – Genesis 31:49
In August 2018 we hired Esteban…
Dear Church Family and Community,
“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;you were bought at…
Dear Church Family and Community,
“Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.” – Psalm 34:8
Over the last few weeks, we have been learning about stewardship. We have…
Dear Church Family and Community,
I have been thinking a lot of about Warsan Shire’s poem “Home” the last few days. I always find it hard to definitively say…“Oh, this is the artist’s best work.” I’m not even sure…
Dear Church Family and Community,
Each summer, our family gets a “cabin” a little over an hour away. It’s always a blessing to spend some intentional time in nature. Surrounded by hills and valleys, trees,…
Dear Church Family and Community,
The first sermon I ever preached was Christmas Sunday, in 1997. I was a high school sophomore, fourteen years old. I remember thinking that this was such a giftto me, because…
Dear Church Family and Community,
I have been thinking about one of the most common phrases in all of the New Testament. The Greek word allélón (pronounced phonetically as al-lay’-lone) can be translated as “one…
Dear Church Family and Community,
I hope this finds you all well. Though we are mostly apart these days, I am grateful for the Holy Spirit who unites us, our Christ who leads us, and God…
Dear Church Family and Community,
I was thinking this morning about my first real job. Growing up, I had always helped out here and there. There was taking out the trash for Mrs. Stauffer in our…