“Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb.” (John 20:1, NRSVue) What a wonderful Palm Sunday celebration we shared! My heartfelt thanks to everyone who helped make last Sunday’s cantata such an inspiring experience. Our adult choir, children’s choir, instrumentalists, and technical crew offered their talents with joy and dedication. I especially want to thank Linda May, our organist and...

“God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him won’t perish but will have eternal life. God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through him.” (John 3:16-17, CEB) “Seeing Differently”  is our Lenten sermon series inviting us to let Jesus reshape how we view God, ourselves, and the world. Each week, we explore the lenses the world uses to see God, and the lens that Jesus' life and ministry provide to...

“Beware of practicing your righteousness before others in order to be seen by them, for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven.” (Matthew 6:1, NRSVue) Some people make a big fuss over Groundhog Day and its role in predicting when winter will end. It’s a fun distraction when the colder temperatures get us down, and we’re hoping for warmer weather. You might have seen a similar celebration from Sand Mountain for Groundhog Day, where Sam, the weather possum, contradicted Punxsutawney...