Our Mission is Growing Disciples of Jesus Christ

What do you celebrate in your life? Significant achievements? Major milestones such as graduation or marriage or the birth of a child? Do you take the time to celebrate the many blessings God gives you each day?

Jesus' disciples asked him "Lord, teach us to pray." Jesus' response is what we call "The Lord's Prayer."

Sometimes church language becomes so familiar that we become inoculated against it.

Tomorrow, July 11, is the day each year when the church takes time to remember and celebrate St. Benedict of Nursia. The story of Benedict is fascinating.

I hope that you and yours are having a wonderful holiday weekend! Pray for our country on this our 249th birthday.

1,700 years ago, bishops from across the church gathered in Nicaea (in what is now Turkey).

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