• They Shall Come From East And West

• Grace Lindvall (Isaiah 60:1-9; Matthew 1:1-12) This is a rich text; it is a story about 2 powers that exist in the world, it is a story about faithful people who come from foreign lands, and it is a story about people who follow signs of hope to find Christ. The evangelist, Matthew, does wha... [read more]

 

• A Light Is Dawning - Expecting

• Grace Lindvall (Matthew 1: 18-25) Will you pray with me? God of advent waiting, of hope, and expectation. Sit with us in this time of waiting and preparing, open our hearts to hear your word and open our hearts to receive your presence with us. Move your spirit through our hearts that we wou... [read more]

 

• Meet Jodi Martin!

• I'm pleased to share that Jodi Martin has been unanimously approved by Session to be our new part-time Director of Christian Formation and Youth! Jodi brings three decades of experience in Christian Formation and Youth ministries with churches in Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia. She holds a Maste... [read more]

 

• No Longer Strangers - Bound Together

• Grace Lindvall (Ephesians 4: 1-16) That word in the first verse grabs my attention. The one that was repeated in our call to worship several times. We’ve heard it before, probably a lot in our culture and time. Worthy. It stings me a little bit to be honest; for we have all wondered - am I w... [read more]

 

• Seeing Beyond Privilege - Why I volunteer for Room In The Inn

• by Meredith Thompson I love to run. Well, maybe not always, maybe not during the run. But, it’s good therapy. Sometimes, I set out on a run, and I get in a pretty good stride, and I start feeling a little self-congratulatory. I start thinking, hey, all these miles I’ve logged are paying off. I... [read more]

 

• On Snipe Hunts And Finding A Church Home

• It was not our first trip to Montreat but possibly just the second or third time we had come.