Announcements Events Serve Give Heading into Holy Week This Sunday is Palm Sunday- the beginning of Holy Week.  As I was growing up, I never paid much attention to Holy Week.  We would always take a trip down to Peoria to visit my grandparents.  When I was a grade schooler, Easter Eggs and candy highlighted those … [Read more...]

Announcements Events Serve Give Eyes to See Our Lenten Sermon series this year has been around the theme: Eyes to See.  The last Sermon was on Mark 8: 22-26 - the double healing of the Blind Man. Partly, what I said in the sermon was  Sometimes, in hinge moments in our own life and in a church’s life, we are led forward by others who see more clearly than we do. … [Read more...]

Announcements Events Serve Give Why do we practice Lent? I have been thinking about Lent and why this important season is in the life of the church. Why do we keep Lent? Practice Lent? What is it good for? The following is a summary of a article by Tish Warren. I hope it helps us all grow by grace as we practice this season of Lent. What don’t we do when we keep Lent: Why do we … [Read more...]

Announcements Events Serve Give There is an invitation waiting for you Several years ago, Christine and I received shocking but not unexpected news that our good friend Greg, after a long bout with bile duct cancer, had suddenly died.  Greg was our daughter Molly’s godfather.  We first met him at Covenant House where he served in many capacities. He had … [Read more...]

Announcements Events Serve Give A full cup cannot be filled Lent frequently begins with these words: "Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness." Light cannot enter a closed room. A cup that is already full cannot be filled. A lute that is not hollow cannot resound with music. The gift that Lent provides is a place where we can let go, be ourselves and be honest; where we … [Read more...]