Events

Advent is a meaningful time of preparation and anticipation of God with us, Emmanuel. Like everything else in 2020, this Advent and Christmas season will look different, as we celebrate in our [...]

By Pastor Sandy Rothschiller The other day I went to pick up a newspaper. I used my loose change to pay for the paper. The attendant that took the money was so grateful. He said, “I love all this [...]

The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know. Pray especially for rulers and their governments to rule well so we can be quietly about our business [...]

I attended a wedding on October 2. I had thought long and hard about attending this wedding. I knew the wedding ceremony would take place outside. I knew the cocktail hour was held outside. I [...]

God gives sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike. – Matthew 5:45 Assigning moral blame for natural disasters is a hallmark of bad theology. Pat [...]

I will never forget when I was invited to a dinner where jambalaya was being served. I did my best to try and hide the fact that I wasn’t going to eat it. Well … I got caught. The host [...]

But the Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground!” – Genesis 4:10 Twenty-five-year-old Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed while jogging in a [...]

Learning from sadness can bear great fruit, avoiding it can have hidden costs. – Marianne Williamson Spring is such an abundant season, and this is by far the nicest spring I’ve experienced in my [...]