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,
“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…