Beloved Community,
Bearing the Beams of Love
February 27th, 2024
I’ve gotten into the habit of wearing a rough-hewn wooden cross every day during Lent. The cross necklace was a gift from my former church, Highland Baptis...
Beloved Community,
Facing Our Finitude
February 16th, 2024
I admit, I had to laugh. It’s precisely not the moment to laugh, this somber ritual in worship where the ministers smudge ashes on the brows of their congr...
Beloved Community,
Connections and Calling
February 9th, 2024
Dear Beloved Community, I write to you from a cool morning in the mountains of western North Carolina, where I have joined nearly 130 other ministers (including...
Beloved Community,
The Realm of Possibility
February 4th, 2024
In these weekly letters, I often enjoy the opportunity to write reflectively for you about a happening in the life of the church, or the chance to tell a meanin...
Beloved Community,
The Ministry of a Deacon
January 27th, 2024
Tomorrow in worship, we install 24 active Deacons who have committed to serve God and our church in 2024. Five of these eight Deacons newly-called to serve are ...
Beloved Community,
A Pastor Installed
January 20th, 2024
Perhaps there are few more meaningful services of worship for a pastor than that of an installation service that makes official the binding of a pastor to their...