This coming Sunday our Jubilate Ringers Handbell Choir will be sharing in worship!  It really is wonderful to have this group back to enrich our liturgy; especially…… Read more “Ring Your Bell!”

Beloved Siblings in Christ, We have begun the holy season of Lent. On Ash Wednesday, we mark our foreheads with ash; a visible reminder that we are…… Read more “Lenten Pastoral Letter from our Conference Minister”

Have you heard of “sanewashing”? It is a new word that has entered our public vocabulary.  It refers to some media outlets and individuals who try to…… Read more “The Dangers of “Sanewashing””

You may wonder why—with all that is happening in the world—why I don’t address domestic and international issues more directly in my sermons.  Maybe you’re not wondering…… Read more “The Role of Preaching Today”

Sometimes you have to wonder what Jesus was thinking (and by the way, it is okay to wonder such things because I am confident that his thinking…… Read more “A Bunch of Rank Amateurs”