I grew up in St. Louis, so baseball has been part of the rhythm of my life for as long as I can remember. (Pitchers and catchers report in a week; spring training is nearly upon us!) When I played army men as a child, the bad guys weren’t the late Cold War Russians,...
Do you need some ideas to direct your prayer time on those snowy and wintery days so typical of January? Find a comfortable chair, grab your favorite hot beverage, slip on a warm sweater, and have a Personal Prayer Retreat! Read a short book from the Bible: Mark,...
It’s Christmas! At Christmas we celebrate the Incarnation: when God became human. As I mentioned in my sermon on Sunday, there is perhaps no greater mystery of our faith than God becoming one of us. On Sunday we explored the ways the New Testament describes Jesus as...
Many of our Christmas traditions center around children. The Christmas story itself revolves around the birth of the infant Jesus and his dependance upon his family: Mary and Joseph. In human terms, children are meant to grow from dependence to independence. But in...
Fee Fee Family, I am honored to be one of your Interim Pastors. I am enjoying and being inspired by Pastor Matt’s messages on Sunday mornings. My role is more focused on the administrative side of the ministries of the church. I am working with our great staff as they...
November is here and the Thanksgiving holiday is approaching. Here are a few Bible verses to remind us to always be thankful to and for our Lord. “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever,” (1 Chron. 16:34). “Be joyful always; pray...
