On Sunday we kicked off this year’s annual stewardship campaign with the theme, “200 Years of Blessings, Imagine What Comes Next.” In the weeks leading up to the official start of our goal to raise $2.7 million to support next year’s budget, Ann Alexander, our...
There are plenty of stories in the bible that center around the act of Jesus sharing a meal with others. Can you name one? There is the feeding of the 5,000 (Luke 9:10-17), Jesus going to Zacchaeus’ house (Luke 19:1-10), Jesus visiting Mary and Martha (Luke 10:38-42),...
A week ago, I accompanied sixteen middle schoolers to Montreat Middle School Conference at Maryville College in Tennessee along with Phae. Chip Bristol and Tom Gilliespie graciously joined us as chaperones, too. The theme for the conference was “In the Middle of it...
“True friends are never apart, maybe in distance but never in heart.” Hellen Keller My roommate and bestie in college was Anastasia Demetria Theohoratus Katapodos. Tasia! (Can you say, “Greek?”) Her parents came to the United States as refugees in 1954....
Saturday is Neil’s Meals! Join us as we partner with Out of the Garden Project to pack 2,000 boxes of food with cabbage, onions, potatoes, apples, rice, beans, and macaroni and cheese. These boxes will help provide approximately 40,000 meals to people in Guilford...
Many of us as children were never taught to identify or talk about our feelings or emotions, especially those perceived to be “unbecoming” or “unmanly.” Perhaps, you were taught to suppress your feelings or just “suck it up.” Maybe, you never had the opportunity to...
As children gathered in the courtyard yesterday between worship services, they had baskets in hand. They were eagerly searching, high and low, for a plethora of colorful Easter eggs. It was beautiful. And it was joyous. I don’t know about you, but I remember many...
This past Thursday I had the honor and privilege to be crowned King Kleenex complete with crown and cape. Phae was crowned Queen Kleenex. We read a story to two of the preschool classes about what it means to live in a caring kingdom. The preschool has been collecting...
As I sat at the dining room table, wondering what to write, I saw a sketch sitting there. It reminded me of a passage I read a few weeks ago that continues to come to mind, one that I continue to wonder over, particularly in this Lenten season. “The earth is the...
Last Wednesday we started the liturgical season of Lent with Ash Wednesday. The season of Lent in the church is a time when we focus on this call to return to the Lord. It is a time of prayer, fasting and self-examination in preparation for the celebration of the...
