As I scrolled back through the last three Lenten seasons, I was reminded of how much we haveexperienced together over that time together. Each Lenten season, we gathered on Wednesday evenings toshare in a time of prayer and study. In 2021, we studied Jesus’ teachings about storing treasures in his Sermon on the Mount. We...
Have you ever experienced something that keeps making itself known in unexpected places and ways? Brad and I returned from our trip to Palestine a bit more than a month ago, but almost daily, in some fashion, I am reminded of a person, place, or event we experienced while in the Holy Land. We will...
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. – Psalm 19:105 As I sat down to write this month’s article, it was a chilly evening with anticipation of ice and snow. The neighborhood was particularly more quiet than normal and my mind wandered back to our recent trip to...
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. Do not cast me away from your presence, and do not take your holy spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and sustain in me a willing spirit. -Psalm 51:10-12 Happy New Year! 2023...
For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders, and he is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. -Isaiah 9:6 As we dive into this Christmas season, there will be much to do; gifts to buy, parties to attend, decorating to be...
Dearest Central Christian Church Family, I am so truly honored to have received the divinity scholarship again this year. Thegenerosity extended through scholarships such as this allows students like me to attendseminary without incurring a large sum of educational debt. As I shared at last month’s Administrative Council meeting and in my Octobernewsletter article, I...
