Friends, I am pleased to announce that Kim Herbert will join our staff as youth director beginning March 1! Kim comes to us from a Presbyterian church in Seattle where he has served as a children’s and family minister, with two prior positions as a youth director. He has one requirement...
Friends, Cinnamon Rolls coming your way this Sunday morning! The Deacons are making these delectable treats for our coffee and chat time after the worship service. Previews from staff meeting earlier this week were mighty tasty, so come and enjoy! Jazz Vespers will happen at 5PM this Sunday as...
Friends, We remain in 1 Corinthians this Sunday as we tackle the next section—1 Cor 1:18-31—under the heading: What God Ignores. See what you make of this as you prepare by reading and praying through this segment, and then come together with friends in faith and we’ll sort it...
Friends, We’re continuing in 1 Corinthians for our time together this Sunday. If you want to read ahead, we’ll be in 1 Corinthians 1:10-18. By the way, when we read scripture during our worship service, the reader will often end the segment with the phrase, “This is the Word...
Friends, Recently we’ve been discussing how the form of church is undergoing change as it understands what it means to be the presence of Christ in our time. People who study this are reflecting on ways that other cultural forms are delivering values that used to belong almost exclusively...
Friends, 2020 is officially underway and I suspect that your daily routines are returning after the break that tends to occur during the Christmas season. The break is always welcome, the routine that returns not as much. But it doesn’t need to be that way, particularly for those who...
Friends, The Christmas season closes this Sunday on Epiphany, the day in the historic church calendar marking the visit of the Magi who journeyed from the east to pay homage to the one born King of the Jews. We often mash all the events surrounding the birth of Christ together. Many nativity...
This Sunday will be my last Sunday on staff after 30+ years of ministry alongside you, and as I prepare my message entitled “All I Really Need to Know I Learned at LFPPC” (apologies to Robert Fulghum J), my mind and heart are filled with countless thoughts and memories and...
Friends, This Sunday marks the fourth Sunday in Advent when, for us, our thoughts will gather around the idea of trust. There’s never a time when this idea isn’t timely for followers of Jesus. And while we anticipate the joy of our gatherings to celebrate Christmas, there always...
Friends, This Sunday we’ll continue our Advent theme: It’s a Wonderful Life, with the encouragement to “Believe it!” If you’ve seen the movie, our clip this Sunday takes place after George realizes the truth of what he’s experienced with Clarence, Angel...