Never Forsaken

Rev. Rebecca M. Heilman-Campbell Mark 5: 21 – 43, Mark 15: 33 – 39 “What about my dog?” This was a question that was asked to me by a patient in the cancer unit during my summer as a chaplain. She was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer and processing what...

Follow Me

Rev. Nick Cheek 1 Samuel 16: 1-13 and Mark 1: 14-20 In our story, we find Jesus in a tiny fishing town called Capernaum (Caper… Nay…Um), located on the north side of the Sea of Galilee. It had a population of just over 1,000.  And this is where Jesus begins his...

With Darkness Comes Light

Matthew 2:13-23 Rev. Rebecca Heilman A week ago, the stockings were hung over fireplaces, lights sparkled through the streets and avenues of Charlotte, red bows were tied to wreathes, and trees stood tall with their ornaments carefully placed. Cookies were baked,...

Metanoia

Rev. Nick Cheek Isaiah 40: 1-8 and Mark 1: 1-8 It’s Christmas card season! I hope you have your cards finished by now. If you haven’t, it’s okay, God will forgive you, but your mom might not. For our family, it has become a tradition to hang the cards we receive on a...

A Spacious Place

Rev. Matt Samson Jeremiah 29.1, 4-7 Psalm 66.1-12 Luke 17.11-19 [2 Timothy 2:8-15] October 12, 2025 Prayer for Illumination – Merciful and Gracious God of Creation, your ways are not our ways and your thoughts are not our thoughts. Yet, in a broken and troubled world...

Grace

Rev. Nick Cheek First Passage:  Luke 10:25-37 Second Reading: Ephesians 2:1-10 In our passage this morning, Paul reminds us of one of the most marvelous, hope-filled words in all of Scripture: grace. It’s a word we hear often—especially in here. For those of us who’ve...