Of the Least Important Place (or the Greatest Seat)…

by | Sep 23, 2019

Luke 7:1,7-14 “Go and sit in the least important place….”  Jesus was speaking to men gathered at a first century Palestinian dinner party.  (Due to cultural circumstances only men would have been invited as guests to the party.  If there were women present, they would...

Of Feeling Relief and Pathos…

by | Sep 4, 2019

Friends, we are fortunate that the worst of Hurricane Dorian evaded our area. We lift up prayers of gratitude to God that our homes, family, community, and church were spared from receiving any damage. In many ways, given the forecast of the previous week, it seems...

Of Waiting Out Hurricane Dorian…

by | Sep 1, 2019

Let us be in prayer for the people of the Bahamas and in particular the Abacos. May lives be preserved and people remain safe. As we continue to nervously await Dorian’s impact on our area, we pray for peace, comfort, and safety. I have found myself reading the...

Of the Gift of Conflict…

by | Aug 21, 2019

Conflict is a good thing – maybe even a gift of the Holy Spirit – that helps move us as individuals and as a church towards greater spiritual...

Of (Re)discovering Jesus…

by | Jul 22, 2019

I’m reading Rachel Held Evans’ book, Faith Unraveled. I want to share with you a very powerful passage in which she describes re-reading the Gospels and in the process (re)discovers Jesus. “I encountered a different Jesus, a Jesus who requires more...