Pastor's Blog

This time of year could be called a season of generosity in our culture. We see a lot of extra requests for support and help, whether...

Holy Wells have a long tradition in the spiritual life of people in Great Britain and Ireland. They are places where people have made...

Jesus has many titles and many ways of relating to us and to the world. Jesus is Lord, teacher, prophet, priest, Messiah (Christ), Son of...

If you are like me there are times when your prayer life feels dry and lifeless. It may feel like praying as you have been is fruitless,...

Mission has been an integral part of the Church’s life in one way or another for the whole history of Christianity and as with anything...

Like many things in life we have made (or at least tried to make) the act of hospitality an industry and commodity, but for most of human...

Erring on the Side of Love by Philip Doddridge O Lord, let your grace and your love do for us what fear of your terrors alone cannot....

Matthew 22:36-40 36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” 37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your...

12 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me trustworthy, appointing me to his service. 13 Even...

We spend the season of Lent preparing for and looking towards the Cross of Good Friday and the Empty Tomb of Easter Sunday. The image of...

The late Eugene H. Peterson is perhaps best known for his paraphrase of the Bible titled ‘The Message’. While ‘The Message’ has provided...

Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one...

“Comfort, O Comfort my people, says your God.” -Isaiah 40:1 Advent has always been the more difficult preparatory season of the church...

Over the past couple years it has become a tradition for a friend and I to go apple picking in the fall. After which we go to our...

On the first Sunday of most every month we gather around the Lord’s Table in worship; to give thanks to God, to remember Christ’s passion...

My parents first met at church. Numerous of my family members have and still do sing in church choirs, serve on church committees, attend...

This summer the Presbyterian Church had its very first hybrid General Assembly, with committees meeting in person at the Presbyterian...

In the midst of recent events I am reminded that the Church is called to be in society, but not of society. As such, the Church bears...

As they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. While he was going and they were gazing up toward...

“About Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied. “He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people. 20 The chief priests...