Dear friends - Joy to the World, the Lord is come - let every heart prepare him room. As we move to the end of Advent and into the...

Dear friends - At this time of year, there are a few days each week, Tom and I leave the house in darkness and return in darkness in the...

Dear friends - This coming Sunday, our Advent Candle is the Joy candle, which is fitting fresh off the great joy of the Live Nativity and...

Dear friends - I've got paint on my face. There's still some on my glasses, and I just noticed some in my hair as well. It's from...

Dear friends - I am part of a series of retreats through the Transformation Center, which is the organization Ruth Haley Barton founded,...

Dear friends - Our executive presbyter, the Rev. Dr. Craig Howard, has been sending out a series of reflections on trends in the churches...

Dear friends - This week was the celebration of All Saints' Day as well as various traditional ways to reflect upon and give thanks for...

Dear friends - When a friend of mine's mother died awhile ago, we were talking about how grief can affect people in various ways. Like...

Dear friends - Last week, we wondered about the future - what does the church look like in 2032? While important (we really do need to...

Dear friends - The air shifted this week as it transitioned from the warmth of summer to the cool of fall. As we consider this season, I...

Dear friends - Imagine River Glen in 2032. What do you imagine to look different? What do you imagine will be familiar? This is how Carey...

Dear friends - The book club is reading the reflections of an older pastor writing to his younger son through the novel, Gilead, by...

Dear River Glenners - Greetings from the Mission Point Lighthouse. Tom and I are enjoying our second round of lighthouse keeping here in...

Dear friends - One of my favorite pre-pandemic activities at River Glen was Change for Change - a special way for the kids to participate...

Dear friends - Our last outdoor worship of the year will be this coming Sunday, weather permitting (if it is raining, we will definitely...

Dear friends - The only thing that gets me through the end of summer blues is how much I love fall. You can feel it in the air just a...

Dear friends - We've been reflecting on the Merton prayer lately: [We] don't always know the road ahead. One of the places we don't know...

Dear friends - Sunday was a reminder of how good it is to gather as the church. From sharing hope in small groups to the celebration feel...

Dear friends - It's the practice of some churches to have a Homecoming Sunday. It serves as a kind of rally day - a "hey, remember, this...

“Only when it is dark enough can you see the stars.” Martin Luther King, Jr. Dear friends – Tom and I enjoyed some time up in northern...