Friends, Happy Friday! We’re just beyond the half-way point in our 21 Day Racial Justice Challenge. I trust this is an enriching experience for those of you participating in the Challenge. It has been informative and challenging—as we work through the content of the...
Friends, Imagine, for a moment, Jesus in our time conversing with his disciples and his discussion with them interrupted by a person who asked; “What must I do to attain eternal life?” His reply: “Well, what do you think?” The person answers: “Love the Lord your God...
Friends, Independence Day is Saturday, so warmer weather should be on the horizon! That’s good news for folks in our neck of the woods as we wring ourselves out. We’ll spend some time around Galatians 5:13-16 in our service on Sunday if you want to read ahead and prepare. Paul wrote...
Friends, Our session has been praying over recent national events that have once more brought to light the presence of racist ideology and practice in our country. We have been in conversation about our response to this, and from this conversation we have created a statement that expresses the...
Friends, Today is Juneteenth, a commemoration that might be new for you. As you probably know by now because of media attention, it marks the final emancipation of those enslaved in Texas—two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation. It took the power of the Union Army...
Friends, These past few weeks have been tumultuous. The effects linger even as protests diminish. The impact has staying power—the message of racial disharmony seems heard; will it lead to change? This is the dynamic hoped for, and some people welcome any kind of change for in their minds...
Friends, I am looking forward to sharing thought with you this Sunday around the topic, “Hope Towards Racial Harmony.” This represents a start towards a longer conversation about how to engage this topic meaningfully and helpfully. My hope is to begin a conversation that will lead...
Friends, Memorial Day is just around the corner. For many Monday’s holiday is typically a “soft” opening for summer, so if that works for you, head on out to the backyard. But plan on getting wet if you do. Soft for us is going to be soggy. What else is new? Do...
Friends, Happy Friday! My hope for you is that this has been a joyful week for you where you haven’t merely survived, but actually thrived in the power and presence of Christ. This is his promise to us, that even amid difficulty we will live in his peace, and, as countless Christ...
Friends, There is good news on the horizon as some restrictions from the Stay Home directive are being lifted. We’re all cautiously optimistic about the immediate future and look forward to easing back into community in all of its aspects. But life will be different in the days ahead. It...