From The Pastors

“Back to School, Back to Learning” “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.” (Colossians 3:16) I can hardly believe September is here and fall is just around…

“Ordinary Days, Extraordinary Grace”  “And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name  of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” (Colossians 3:17)   Does anyone know which color we use most often for our altar cloths and banners?  Yes, it is green. When we…

“Serving Today, Shaping Tomorrow” “Train children in the right way, and when old, they will not stray.” (Proverbs 22:6) As we enter the month of July, our parish is preparing for one of the most exciting ministries of the summer—Vacation Bible School. Beginning on July 15th and continuing each Wednesday through August 12th, children from…

“Faith Like a Summer Garden” I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. (1 Corinthians 3:6-7) Every spring, I am still unsure when it is the right time to start gardening, even…

“Small Things, Holy Things” He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its…

“What Is Still Sleeping in You?” “8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light  9 (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth)  10 and find out what pleases the Lord. 11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. 12 It is shameful…

“A Community That Carries One Another” “If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it. Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.” (1 Corinthians 12:26–27)   A few days ago, we had a very sunny…

“Learning Love at the Cross” It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, while the sun’s light failed, and the curtain of the temple was torn in two.  Then Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.”  Having said this, he breathed…

“Sent to Serve, Sent in Love” “He has told you, O men, what is good, and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice and to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God?” (Micah 6:8) As we step into a new year, we do so carrying many things—hopes, worries, questions,…

“Welcoming Christ at the Door” “I was hungry and you gave me food… I was a stranger and you welcomed me… Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” (Matthew 25:35–40) After Daylight Saving Time ends, the days feel shorter…