Happy New Year! 2016 is here, whether we are ready for it or not. What are your hopes and dreams for this new year? Have you made any New Year’s resolutions? Have you broken them yet? In our Disciple...
Pastors’ Message
Chip’s Message, December 2015
The theme for this year’s Advent came to me back in March, and it was one word. “Awaken.” What does it mean to awaken? The dictionary defines “awaken” as to “rouse from sleep; cause to stop...
A Message from Tami — O Give Thanks!
O give thanks to the Lord for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever! — Psalm 118:1 At just about every meeting or study group I’ve attended lately, someone has commented on how beautiful this...
October 2015 Message from Chip
“The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it” (Psalm 24:1). Please say that verse three times before you keep reading. Even if people stare at you because you are in a public place reading this,...
September 2015 Message from Tami
“The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world and those who live in it.” ~Psalm 24:1 Take a moment and think about this verse. What does it mean to say that the earth and everything...
Throw a Water Balloon
The cartoon The Wizard of Id, a cartoon I grew up reading as a kid (in something called a newspaper) is running a series of cartoons entitled “Six Things You Should Do This Summer”. In one of the...
Abound in Hope
On the Way to GA! This month, I’m headed to Detroit for the 221st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) which will take place June 14-21. I am one of 4 commissioners elected and sent by our...
Sharing Our Stories
As our education programs wind down for the summer, we all should thank the teachers who have engaged our children, youth and adults to build relationships with us and deepen our faith. God has worked...
Who Taught You?
Train children in the way they should go; when they grow old, they won’t depart from it. ~Proverbs 22:6 Last month as I was preparing to lead one of the adult studies on the glittering vices, I...
A Living Hope
By God’s great mercy God has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. ~ 1 Peter 1:3 Happy Easter! As we live through this Easter season, youth...