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… and you shall give him the name Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’” I read these words from the angel to Joseph in a dream, in our morning worship before the sermon. When we begin our worship, every Sunday, we light the candles at either end of the altar table, to remind us…

The third verse of my favorite Advent hymn reads: ” Match the present to the promise, Christ will come again. Make this hope your guiding premise, Christ will come again. Pattern all your calculating and the world you are creating to the advent you are waiting, Christ will come again.” Advent is a season of…

Someone recently played a horrible word association game that dissolved into grown men making fun of a sister in Christ and demanding that she “go home,” citing lack of a Biblical evidence for a woman to preach. If you’re unfamiliar with the reference, ask me about it. I won’t dignify the details here. The other…

A friend recently reached out to me asking for some resources for families dealing with a loved one who has dementia, particularly from a life of faith standpoint. “Does my loved one still have a relationship with God even though they have dementia?” is one of the questions I am often asked. The question both…

A reading from Luke 24:13 – 34 Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, but their…

After the wedding, we went to show June our dapper duds, then pizza with dear friends and fam. The Grand Hyatt Atlanta, pink champagne, amazing breakfast towering over the city in the presidential lounge. The cat cried when we boarded her. First thing in Myrtle Beach: putt putt and hot dogs from Nathan’s restaurant. Amazing…

Yesterday’s sermon from Galatians 5:1, 13-25 Each week we print readings for the coming week on the back of the worship folder.These readings come from the Revised Common Lectionary, which is a schedule of readings for each week in the church year. These readings are compiled in such a way that they support and undergird…

Yesterday’s sermon from Luke 8:26-39 My friend Emily and I met in seminary. During our last semester, we were in a class together called Writing as a Spiritual Discipline. After we graduated, we continued to meet together and practice a writing exercise called morning pages: writing for 15 minutes without stopping or editing yourself. One…