Posts by daniel
Telephone team adds another layer of congregational contact
Congregational members on our prayer chain have been getting telephone calls from fellow members for the last several months. The Telephone Team began its work in November, as an extension…
Read MoreFamily Christmas Night
1st Family Christmas Night was a great success What do 160 people, 40 pizzas, a host of angels and one very spirited donkey have in common? Our first Family Christmas…
Read MoreConstruction Update – December
Mark Lewis, G2G chair, shared the following information about the Generation to Generation Campaign at our annual meeting Nov. 9. If you will recall, the original construction budget was $4,178,631. …
Read MoreChristmas Eve Devotion
Love has come down Last year, a young man in our youth group experienced Christmas Eve for the first time. For the first time he heard choirs singing phrases like,…
Read MoreAdvent Devotional – December 23
‘The Lord is with you’ Please read Luke 1:26-35, 38 God’s story unfolded through Mary in a way that would change the world. God’s story with Mary began with a…
Read MoreAdvent Devotional – December 22
More than a party The yearly celebration of Jesus’ birth has become a big, long-lasting party — which seems to start even before Advent. In the congregation where I preach…
Read MoreAdvent Devotional – December 21
From pitch darkness to great light At 23, I had just completed my first year at our Lutheran Seminary in Philadelphia. I was hungry to experience ministry, and I wanted…
Read MoreAdvent Devotional – December 20
Not what we do but who we are In Isaiah 42, God promises that through God’s people he “will bring light to the nations.” In John’s gospel, Jesus says: “I…
Read MoreAdvent Devotional – December 19
Shine forth with God’s promise In John 8:12 Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but have the light of…
Read MoreAdvent Devotional – December 18
God lights up the sky One of my favorite holiday traditions is taking a day trip to the beautiful North Carolina mountains. My husband and I began this tradition nearly…
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