The vibrancy of life here at St. Peter’s makes my service on our staff a joy and privilege. Visitation, teaching and preaching are the ministries that feed my pastoral identity, as together our staff and lay members share in our missional calling … Building a community of faith by God’s grace.
New Day Sermon Advent 3 A Christmas story by Cynthia Rylant, reminds us of the humanness of Mary the mother of Jesus and a girl named Sylvia, and the way they both receive the blessings of angels among us.
Email Devotion Advent 2 And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that by always having enough of everything, you may share abundantly in every good work. –2 Corinthians 9:8 Earlier this evening I returned home from church, where I had attended a final rehearsal with our children and youth…
Email Devotion Pentecost 26 Praise the Lord! Happy are those who fear the Lord, who greatly delight in his commandments. (Psalm 112:1, NRSV) I find myself thinking about the Ten Commandments, as I consider the first few days in our country following our recent election. I find myself thinking about the 8th Commandment (You shall…
New Day Sermon Amid talk from many corners about the end of the world, does the Christian have an alternative voice?
email devotion all saints sunday If then there is any encouragement in Christ, any consolation from love, any sharing in the Spirit, any compassion and sympathy, make my joy complete: be of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. (Philippians 2:1-2) A couple of weeks ago I…
Reformation Sunday Traditional Sermon OK, so we get off easy today. As we kick off our Fall Stewardship Emphasis, we’re primarily asking you to consider being part of our “Tithe Your Tithe” challenge this year. (Give me just a moment here – TAKE OFF STOLE) Don’t think of me as your pastor at the moment…
