Category: Pastors’ Letters

It’s odd that something as straightforward as forgiveness can actually be quite complicated. Saying the words “I forgive you” does not seem like a huge undertaken. But all of us …

Maybe it’s a sign of getting older, of having strong feelings of nostalgia. Maybe it’s a reaction to the breakneck pace of our internet age and Twitter-intoxicated world. For whatever …

“Narrative psychology” is a fancy term for something that all of us do. We all think about the “story of our lives.” We gather at family reunions and tell stories …

I stumbled onto a book review recently that not only pulled me into the story but hit me with a poignant reminder about how we are all called to see …

Columnist Paul Krugman once quipped that the federal government is basically an insurance company with an army. (That’s because the non-military spending of our Federal budget is dominated by Social …

Just about one year ago we officially launched our ELPC “Building our Future” renovation project. There was a short ceremony after worship, a time of prayer, and a cluster of …

What images come to mind when you see the word “web”? Most commonly we think about spiders weaving their silken threads in plants or under eaves. There is the iconic …

The season of Lent is meant to be a time of preparation as we remember the powerful events around the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Typically, this preparation has …

We have a funny, love-hate relationship with money. When we don’t have it, we wish we did; when we do have it, we worry that someone else will take it …

A new year has begun! I’m always a bit partial to even-numbered years (like 2018). They just feel more symmetrical and balanced than their odd-numbered compatriots. And with the beginning …