Uncategorized Haiti needs our help 14 Oct 201612 Oct 2016 Dear Friends, Last week, Hurricane Matthew, a Category 4 storm with sustained winds of 145 mph, smashed through the Caribbean and on to our nation's coast leaving in its path…
Uncategorized After Coming Out Day 12 Oct 2016 I posted the following Facebook message on my personal page yesterday morning. Good morning! It's National Coming Out Day. Let's affirm people who require unbelievable courage just to say out…
Uncategorized Investing in what future? 10 Oct 20165 Oct 2016 A month before the presidential election, you may feel that the world is too crazy and uncertain to even consider something so old-fashioned as a commitment to the church. I believe…
Uncategorized Joy in the midst 1 Oct 201626 Sep 2016 There are three ways to look at the future: with hope, with fear, or with apathy. What's your default position, and how did you get here? In the early Church,…
Uncategorized October in worship 26 Sep 2016 Ever since most people were farmers, who relied on an annual fall harvest for most of their income, October has been a time when churches talk about giving. Lots of pastors…
Uncategorized September 1 Sep 201625 Aug 2016 It's the month of buckling down. Noses to the grindstone, shoulders to the wheel, hands to the plow, and all that. That passing madness that was summer will fade from…
Uncategorized Fasting together 29 Aug 2016 This suggestion was given to me just before the potluck yesterday. Some folks have impeccable timing! Here's the suggestion: the church should fast together. For those of you not up…
Uncategorized Food 24 Aug 201624 Aug 2016 There's just something about food, that brings us together. Food never stops being part of our church life. Women United had another cooking class Monday night, and it always manages to…
Uncategorized Move-in weekend 21 Aug 2016 The traffic light is back on across from Wesley Hall. The parking lots are full again. As soon as their rooms are put together, students will be crossing Hannah Street…
Uncategorized Taking sides? 20 Aug 201619 Aug 2016 Oh yeah, everyone's doing it! Politics is in its full swing for the next eighty days, and we skid toward the end of another presidential election. You've probably heard pundits…