Our Mission is Growing Disciples of Jesus Christ

What experience of beauty takes your breath away? What sight or sound or smell leaves you speechless and awestruck and full of delight all a

Have you ever encountered flaws in the church? If you haven’t, then you haven’t had much contact with the church.

The season of Epiphany is all about God revealing himself to the world—about Jesus showing who he is to others.

The lectionary, which appoints readings that we use in our weekend services, recently gave us readings from Esther and Ruth, as well as the

The word “discipline” often conjures up images of a child sitting for “time-out,” or conflict in the classroom. The word seems to mean many

Happy Halloween! One of the scary parts of many Halloweens is that election day is right around the corner…

The Sunday Old Testament readings recently have come from Job. Job went through horrible tragedy and loss through no fault of his own.

Sometimes we are so delighted by a friend or family member that we can’t wait to be together and to be generous.

There are always plenty of challenges in life, and there are always opportunities to thrive in the midst of life.

In my quest for a tall fescue lawn, I’ve heard that one important element is applying treatments that strengthen the roots of the grass.

Happy Fourth of July! On this Independence Day, we celebrate what we see as the birth of our nation, founded on the grace of God with gifts

Merry Christmas! And Happy New Year!

The word “prepare” must have a long dictionary entry. How do we prepare?

We often avoid discussing or thinking practically about our own death. But doing so is an enormous blessing for ourselves and especially for

After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and...

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May those who love you be secure. Psalm 122:6 Dear Friends in Christ, With so much going on in our...

How wonderful it is to be more and more aware of God's generosity!

Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Praise the LORD! Psalm 150:6 Dear Friends in Christ, The way that we pray has a...

And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but...

"Surely the LORD is in this place-- and I did not know it!" Genesis 28:16b Dear Friends in Christ, Jacob had a dream of a ladder to...