Category: Pastors’ Letters

Summer is here! These last few weeks, we marched in the Pride Parade, walked in the Juneteenth Parade, and hosted honest conversations about ELPC’s ties to slavery. We also ended …

“When the Day of Pentecost had come…all were filled with the Holy Spirit.”—from Acts 2 When I began journeying with ELPC six months ago, we were too busy in the …

Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord!”—John 20:18 Friends, these last few weeks as we journeyed out of Lent and into Easter were unforgettable. …

How’s your journey through the wilderness this Lent? How has God’s love been challenging you? As much as we appreciate receiving the affirmation that we are God’s beloved in church, …

Living Love Through Lent “So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; look, new things have come into being!”—2 Corinthians 5:17 Transformation …

“Let your eyes look directly forward and your gaze be straight before you. Keep straight the path of your feet, and all your ways will be sure. Do not swerve …

Pause intentionally. Inhale deeply. Breathe out fully. Again, inhale deeply and breathe out fully. Throughout the day, I find myself intentionally engaging in this spiritual practice. Oftentimes, it’s in response …

“Life is amazing. And then it’s awful. And then it’s amazing again. And in between the amazing and awful it’s ordinary and mundane and routine. Breathe in the amazing, hold …

This is an exciting time in the life of ELPC. It marks yet a turn in our journey of transition; begins a new chapter and season in the life of …

On the last day of Trinity Youth Conference, participants can be found scribbling notes on small pieces of paper and stuffing them in the shoes of friends, which have been …