Pastoral Message | July 2024
We have been in a time of pastoral transition for over two years now. In addition, we (like every church) have been in a liminal time of wondering, praying, and …
We have been in a time of pastoral transition for over two years now. In addition, we (like every church) have been in a liminal time of wondering, praying, and …
Lately I have been reflecting on how much of my journey of faith has been shaped by the invitation of another. In high school, my best friend Susan invited me …
I was signing off a Zoom call a few weeks ago and a pastor friend of mine said, in John 20:19–23, when Jesus appeared to the disciples behind locked doors, …
On January 1, 2022, Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman released a poem on social media “to celebrate the new year and to honor the hurt and the humanity of the …
This Lenten season, we are following a Devotional titled Meeting Jesus at the Table. As you have seen, we are carrying this theme into worship each week; we will gather …
I am writing this on a cold and snowy January afternoon, hunkered down in my home office, feeling the icy chill of winter in my fingers as I type. Winter …
I am writing this on December 18, 7 days before Christmas and 14 days before we turn the page on the year 2023. I suspect that, like me, many of …
Disruptive. Confusing. Scary. Exciting. Disorienting. Have you ever experienced a situation or a season in your life that could be marked by any or all of these words? As I …
As I sit on my front porch and type this letter, I sense fall all around me: afternoon sunlight hitting my face and hands through the now sparse leaves of …
Happy Mission Month! In October, we celebrate that the Mission Ministries of ELPC are central to our life of faith, and lift up some of the many ways in which …