May 12, 2018 | Pastor's Blog
5 Things I’m Grateful For This Mother’s Day Mother’s Day is tomorrow. Here are five things I’m grateful for. MY WIFE This is her first Mother’s Day—kind of. We celebrated last year, but Hudson wasn’t born until July. I’ve never seen anyone love...
Mar 31, 2018 | Pastor's Blog
What do you say about the Saturday before Easter? To the first followers of Jesus it was supposed to be Sabbath, a day of rest, and Shalom, a day of peace. Sometimes rest and peace come with stillness and silence. But the stillness and silence of Holy Saturday are...
Mar 31, 2018 | Pastor's Blog, Uncategorized
Holy Week is sneaking up on us. Palm Sunday is THIS Sunday! So if you want to get the most out of Holy Week, now is the time to start preparing. Holy Week is sneaking up on us. Palm Sunday is THIS Sunday! So if you want to get the most out of Holy Week, now is the...
Mar 22, 2018 | Pastor's Blog
On Tuesday, Protestants all over the world will celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, the movement that led many in the western world to break from the Catholic Church into what we now recognize as a variety of Protestant denominations (i.e. Baptist,...
Mar 22, 2018 | Pastor's Blog
Once a month our congregation gathers for REST: a midweek prayer and communion service on Wednesday evenings. We met for REST in February on Ash Wednesday, the same day that 17 students and teachers were killed in Parkland, FL. Last night, we met again for REST on the...
Mar 19, 2018 | Pastor's Blog
Christmas is a time of hope. If we take the promise of Christmas seriously, then we expect that God coming to earth will make a difference in our lives and in our world. That’s nothing new. The first prophets to proclaim the coming of a Messiah had hopes for how God’s...