Our Mission is Growing Disciples of Jesus Christ

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.

Happy Easter! They say that ‘curiosity killed the cat,’ but I wonder if a better saying would be ‘curiosity gave the cat nine lives.’ What I mean is this: God created us as relational creatures—

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.

Hmm… I hadn’t planned on writing about chastity on Valentine’s Day… I’ll have to factor that in next time… But what better day to consider c

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

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

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

Spoiler alert: the answer is yes! But you could have guessed that, couldn’t you?

We often think that service to God must be in grand achievements and bold enterprises.

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...

I pray that you are well and thriving as we move into the fall season!

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...