Category: Pastors’ Letters

So many things are now upon us, just because we’ve entered the month of November. Although I’m composing this essay in mid-October, you will be reading it around the time …

The month of October is usually associated with cooler weather and falling leaves, but for our church right now, it is definitely a place of increased activity and sprouts of …

When in recent history has there been a time when so much that we have taken for granted is now called into question? Suddenly we don’t travel; we don’t visit …

“We walk by faith, not by sight”—2 Corinthians 5:7. It’s a short, familiar verse and upon reflection, it is a very true statement. There are many times in our lives …

The journalist Leslie Jamison recently wrote an essay that included these lines: A few years into sobriety, I went to a potluck where no one ate or drank anything. Half …

In a few short days, we will move from the shadows of Lent to the bright light of Easter. The language of the suffering Servant will give way to the …

I took a class in January titled, “Death and Resurrection: Risk as a Faithful Practice of the Church.” The title, content, and facilitation of the class were provocative and unusual …

As my toddler’s vocabulary expands by the day, I find myself not just teaching him words, but also teaching him about words. When driving by a construction site the other …

Welcome to the year 2020! We picture the old year as a tired, long-bearded figure shuffling off into the distance and the incoming year as a sash-draped baby energetically stepping …