Our Mission is Growing Disciples of Jesus Christ

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.

This Lent, our parish is studying a common book across small groups, Sunday School classes and Bible Studies. ‘Liturgy of the Ordinary’ desc

I was going to write about the virtue of Humility, but I’m just not good enough… Hmm, perhaps that’s false humility—and a lack of courage to

I wrote in the last two weeks (here and here) about chastity, as part of a series on Stewardship, Chastity and Humility.

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.

At the manger we see a variety of characters and a variety of responses to the birth of Christ.

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

One of our prayers was certainly answered this week: an early, clear outcome of the presidential election without unrest and accusations and

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

When I was a kid and my dad would take me to a baseball game, I found the experience full of majesty and mystery.

I pray that you are well and thriving! What does thriving look like?

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

But when the kids leave for college, have the parents graduated from church?

How are you growing deeper in Christ?

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

Tonight the top presidential candidates convene for a debate. Many are less than enthusiastic about either of them.