I recently had the humbling privilege of attending a reception for the mayor of Bethlehem. Not Bethlehem, Georgia – but Bethlehem of Judea. Bethlehem as in “O Little Town of…” The Bethlehem where our ...  Read More

From the Pastor’s Pen...There is something about ashes that tells the truth.They do not flatter. They do not exaggerate. They do not pretend that we are more solid than we are. Ashes are what remains...  Read More

I’ve always had a soft spot for the Winter Olympics. Some of my earliest memories of watching sports involve sitting with my parents in front of our old black-and-white television, watching the 1972 G...  Read More

From the Pastor’s Pen...For the past two Sundays, church has looked a little different – no sanctuary lights warming up, no last minute changes, no familiar shuffling into pews. Snow and ice had othe...  Read More

This past weekend, we remembered the life and witness of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a man who famously spoke of “the arc of the moral universe” bending toward justice. It is a hopeful image...  Read More