If we are to enhance and build up the capacities for a good, wholesome, and holy life, we must learn to say yes to what affirms and renews wholeness and life. And we must learn to say a related no to what...
Author: Chip
Honoring the Body
The practice of Honoring the Body is born of the confidence that our bodies are made in the image of God’s own goodness. As the place where the divine presence dwells, our bodies are worthy of care...
Living Our Vision
As part of my continuing education, I will be traveling this month to Mo-Ranch Presbyterian Conference Center outside of San Antonio, Texas. I was selected to participate in CREDO (pronounced cray-do)....
My March Newsletter
Focusing on the last 24 hours of Jesus’ life is literally looking into the darkest hours of his life. The last supper he ate, the promises of support but then betrayal and abandonment by the disciples,...
Home Front Building Project – May 5
On Saturday, May 5th, we will be building and repairing a home for a community member through Home Front, “a community-based, volunteer-driven home repair program that provides FREE repairs to low-income...
Chip’s Newsletter Article January 2012
Our journey through Advent and Christmas set the course of our ministry in 2012. The way of hope, peace, joy and love takes us into the neighborhoods of our lives to meet Christ in the people and situations...
Longest Night Service, December 21
Longest Night Service Wednesday, December 21st @ 7:30 p.m. For many of us, the Christmas season is a bittersweet time of year. It is a time for remembering people and events that have been a part...
Chip’s December Newsletter Article
November 27th begins the season of Advent. For 28 days, we journey to the manger where we experience God’s presence become flesh and dwelling among us. God’s good news takes human form to tell us we...
Penn State Crisis & Our Children
Friends. I continue to ponder the awful events that have occurred at Penn State and the reality that no institution or its people are immune to such violence. More than anything else, I think about our...
Share Abundantly in Every Good Work!
This is our stewardship theme for this fall as we look to what God is inviting us to do in 2012. The words come from 2 Corinthians 9:6-8 which reads, Remember this: the one who sows sparingly will also...