There's a lot of remembrance at this time of year. October 31 is the date Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of the church at Wittenburg, and so we remember the start of the Reformation on Halloween, or the closest Sunday. Of course, "Halloween" means "Hallow's eve," or the day before All Saints' (Hallowed persons') Day. On All Saints' Day we remember those who have died in the Lord before us. We believe that "the work begun in their baptism is complete," that

In late September, scammers pretending to be me asked a bunch of you to buy some gift cards and send them pictures of the numbers on the...

Hello, friends, I'm hearing reports from many of my friends that someone is spoofing my identity and asking people to send Apple gift...

This post serves as an announcement of staff changes at First Presbyterian Church, but also much more. Tina Brumley has been reducing...

Discipleship is about learning from Jesus how we are to live our lives. Last Sunday (July 27), I preached on the part of Luke including...

The Spirit moves among us! This Sunday is a happy alignment of Spirit actions. First, Callie Babcock, daughter of this congregation and...

In the rhythm of the church year, we've covered most of the big events: anticipating the incarnation during Advent in December,...

First of all, I've posted before in this blog that Pentecost is not a Season. Pentecost is the last Sunday of the Season of Easter. The...

I'm sure I've said this before in a sermon or previous blog post, but it bears repeating and points to many other stories that are...

The Community of Taize started from the experience of its founder, Brother Roger in World War II. Their website  says: When the Second...

"What is man, that thou art mindful of him?" (Psalm 8 KJV) Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, our behavior, culture,...

January 6th was Epiphany. Epiphany is always on the 6th of January, so it doesn't move around from year to year. It is the culmination...

What is Confirmation? We Presbyterians believe that baptism represents God's claim on our lives and a promise from the covenant...

I've been noticing that not all hope is the same, and I've been thinking about types of hope. Hope changes through the long arc of the...

Hello, friends, We're having a very special worship service at our church this Sunday, January 26, at 11:00am. There will be three...

When I sang in the choir in my youth and young adulthood, one of my favorite songs was from early American music. The composer was...

It's HERE! Christmas is here! Maybe you've been working hard this Advent season, working hard to prepare your heart and life to receive...

"Surely, goodness, and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6...

I guess it takes a church wonk like me to notice that most of December is NOT the Christmas season. We are in the season of Advent; it...

"All that we have and all that we are is from you, O God; we give you but your own." We pray this weekly after taking up the offering. ...