This Sunday we will ordain and install Unity’s new class of elders. This is an exciting time in the church! Elders are men and women who have responded to God’s call to serve Unity for a three year term. Elders have many responsibilities, but here are two of the main ones: 1. Elders serve on...
What is the gift of Christmas? I don’t meant the gifts you will receive at Christmas, or even the gifts you will give at Christmas. The gift of Christmas is not the presents under the tree; it is not something we wrap at all. “God never gives someone a gift they are not capable of...
“Remembrance, like a candle, burns brightest at Christmastime.” — Charles Dickens Christmas is a time of remembrance. Memories of past Christmases come to my mind frequently as the season progresses. I remember the first Christmas with my daughter Zoe nine years ago. She was only 3 weeks old. She received so many presents from eager...
I’ve completed my first semester of the doctorate program at Union Presbyterian Seminary. Thank you for your support and encouragement. I want to give you a brief recap of what I’ve been studying. I completed two courses— The World In And Around The Church and Ecclesiology in World Christian Perspective. Both courses focused heavily on studying...
The session met last night and updated Unity’s COVID protocols. 1. Masks are now optional on campus. Each individual can make the decision whether to wear a mask while at church. We have created one section of the sanctuary that will be “masks required.” When you walk in, the right side of the sanctuary will be...
My wardrobe changes this time of year. As the mornings get cooler, I find myself layering up in pants and a sweatshirt to walk the dog. I wore my heavy coat for this first time this morning as I went to work. I even had to put on gloves for one of my runs last...
What is faith? If you were forced to write down the definition of faith on a piece of paper, what would you write? Let’s complicate this a bit further… Is faith a verb? Sometimes. Faith in God encourages me to live a certain way and to adopt certain behaviors. I seek to live faithfully. Is...
I have been reading a book this week by German theologian Jurgen Moltmann. The book is titled Theology of Hope. This is considered one of the great works about why Christians are people of hope and what that hope is grounded upon. I’d like to share with you one quote from the book: “Totally without...
We kicked off our Stewardship season on Sunday! Our 2022 Stewardship Theme is First Fruit. God asks us to give the first fruit of our harvest back to God. This comes from a story that Moses tells in Deuteronomy: “Now, O Lord, I bring the first fruit of the harvest that you have given me....
Today we continue our exploration of money by leaning into the concept of contentment. The first Scripture I’ll highlight comes from the book of Hebrews. Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” -Hebrews...
