Beloved Community,
What do we do now?
May 28th, 2026
What do we do now? Perhaps that was a question of the first disciples as they left the upper room on that first Pentecost Sunday. They had witnessed...
Beloved Community,
Wherever the Journey May Lead
May 19th, 2026
On my day off last week, I hiked the Grindstone Trail at Pilot Mountain State Park, one of my favorite trails nearby. The trail is physically challenging, but t...
News,
Gathering Round A Table
May 14th, 2026
There is something sacred about gathering around a table. Throughout the Gospels, Jesus is often found sharing meals with others — friends, strangers, discipl...
Beloved Community,
Who Vocational Ministry Looks Like
May 7th, 2026
Dear Beloved Community, A little more than four years ago, I got an email from a young student in her final semester of college. She was working on a final proj...
Beloved Community,
A Shelter For Each Other’s Living
April 30th, 2026
Dear Beloved Community, I am writing this letter imagining your faces. I can imagine you in your routine place in the sanctuary, with that warm light, rad...
Beloved Community,
Gratitude and Hope
April 23rd, 2026
Gratitude and hope. When I finished defending my dissertation for my Doctorate of Ministry last month, someone asked me how it felt. I had two emotions: gratitu...