Luke 4:16-22 Jesus was not the person many Israelites hoped he would be. Their assumptions and hope for the Messiah did not align completely with the message Jesus proclaimed. He did fulfill the scriptures. He is the son of God. He came with the message of the Kingdom of God....

Matthew 2:1-12 Epiphany is the celebration of Jesus’s incarnational birth. In our Christian tradition it is marked by the journeying of the Magi, or wise men, to meet the child. Every January 6, people all over move the wise men to be by the manger, joining the crowd in the...

 Arise, shine; for your light has come,     and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. 2 For darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will appear over you. 3 Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of...

There is a large elephant (no pun intended) in the room…Election Day is here. I know that this might be shocking to you, but November will be an interesting month. Though I have not lived through it yet, I am expecting it to be strange. Thanksgiving gatherings will look different...

  Let’s all take a collective breath together. It has officially been 1 year since I was called as your Pastor. Yes, I am also in shock of how fast and unexpected this past year has been. I want to use my article this month to express not only the...