Letters from the Pastor

As we journey together in faith and purpose, I am filled with gratitude as I reflect on the progress and mission of our “RiseUp” Campaign. This initiative is dedicated to retiring the mortgage from the 2012-2014 expansion and renovation of our church campus—a...

Across the generations, people are longing for relationship and connection. Our population has seen a significant rise in reported feelings of isolation and loneliness. In fact, U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek H. Murthy, has even gone so far as to label this crisis as...

On Tuesday, November 5, 2024, millions of Americans exercised one of the most sacred and precious freedoms on the face of the earth: the right to vote. As our nation reflects on the results of this week’s election, one of the closest in our time, we’re reminded of a...

Election Day in our country is next Tuesday, November 5. It is important for us to cover the entire process in prayer. As a subscriber to Christianity Today, I read the following prayer which is Christ-centered, unifying and appropriate to share with you for such a...

Today, about 28% of U.S. adults are religiously unaffiliated, describing themselves as atheists, agnostics or “nothing in particular” when asked about their religion. This segment of our population is described as the “Nones,” people who, when asked to describe their...

Chances are, you or someone you know has been a victim of bullying.  According to stopbullying.gov, bullying is “unwanted, aggressive behavior among school-aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the...

In the October 4th Pastor’s Devotional on YouTube, I invited us to reflect on a powerful passage from Exodus 18:1-27, where Moses receives wise counsel from his father-in-law, Jethro. The key verses are Exodus 18:17-18 –  where Jethro says to a borderline burned-out...

Hurricane Helene made landfall on the night of September 26, 2024, as a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 140mph. It struck the panhandle of Florida in the “Big Bend” area, southeast of Tallahassee. This made it the strongest hurricane on record to strike...

In Sunday’s sermon (9/22), we focused on James chapters three and four where James differentiates between “heavenly wisdom” and “earthly wisdom.” According to James, we have a choice: to live in submission to one kind of wisdom or the other. Often, we find ourselves...

In part three of our study of the Book of James (James 3:1-12), we learned that our words have power. Through our words, we can build up or tear down. We can praise or curse. We can sow goodness and kindness, or sow hate and condemnation. In his letter to the churches...