Some of you know that I serve as a faculty member for the CREDO program, which is run by the Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and offers clergy an opportunity to focus on the many aspects...
Pastors’ Message
Pastors’ Message — There and Back Again, A Pilgrim’s Tale
But as for you, return to your God, hold fast to love and justice, and wait continually for your God. ~ Hosea 12:6 Welcome back! Welcome back from our sabbatical summer! Welcome back from wherever...
Message from Chip — July 2021
I’ve been thinking about the pause button ( ⏸ ) over the last couple of months as my vacation and sabbatical time approach. It’s the button that neither completely stops the movie, song, or...
Chip’s Message, April 2021
I want to begin by saying “Thank you!” to everyone who worked so creatively and diligently to provide such meaningful worship, study and mission opportunities through the season of Lent, culminating...
Pastor’s Message March 2021
I am excited and grateful to see the many ways people are engaging in our pilgrimage theme, Wandering for the Love of God, this Lenten season. We have four Soul of a Pilgrim discussion groups going, with...
Incarnation: Bringing Jesus Home for Christmas – Pastors’ Message December 2020
Sing and rejoice, O daughter Zion! For lo, I will come and dwell in your midst, says the Lord. ~ Zechariah 2:10 This year, “I’ll be home for Christmas” is not just a wistful holiday ballad...
Chip’s Message – October 2020
A month into our new program year and still needing to be online, I am very thankful for the commitment of many in our church to work with our children, youth, and adults. We have not waited for a return...
Pastors’ Message September 2020
Take good care to observe the commandment and instruction that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you: to love the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to keep his commandments, and to hold fast...
Pastors’ Message– Summer 2020
Are we there yet? How many of us have been on either the speaking and/or the listening end of this question, especially on long trips and summer vacations? Are we there yet? These words communicate...
Chip’s Message for May, 2020
Tami and I have enjoyed watching Some Good News, a weekly show on YouTube hosted by John Krasinski. In each episode, Krasinski shares the good news he is seeing around the world in the midst of the pandemic....