“Can You Hear the Bells of Christmas Peace?”

by | Dec 22, 2025 | Weekly Message

A 90-year-old man moseyed his way slowly down the road to his neighbor’s house. He had come to congratulate them on the birth of their new baby.  Charles Eliot, president emeritus of Harvard, not only wanted to be neighborly, he also asked if he could hold their...

A Modern Parable of Christmas

by | Dec 16, 2025 | Weekly Message

This Sunday, December 21st, is the fourth Sunday in Advent. Imagine this: God, who could have crushed the world because of sin, instead came into the world to be crushed for our sin. God both pronounced the judgment, and took the judgment upon himself. God’s entrance...

“What Were You Expecting?”

by | Dec 2, 2025 | Weekly Message

I stumbled across a baby book with a few twists that might be given to young parents. It’s meant to be a bit of a parody on what to expect when navigating raising children, but also has colorful pictures that could be read to an infant. “This is a house. It’s a lot...

When God Breaks In

by | Nov 25, 2025 | Weekly Message

This Sunday marks the beginning of the church year, the season of Advent. Advent is the season of preparing and waiting for the birth of Christ and for his Second Coming at the end of time. The story is told of a young boy playing hide-and-seek with his friends. He...