But strive for the greater gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way. 1 Corinthians 12.31 Dear friends, The season of gift-giving has not come to an end, although we may have taken down the Christmas tree and all the decorations of the Christmas holiday season. The work of love—its gift-giving to […]
Christian Explorers December
What are we waiting for? We’ve moved back into the sanctuary for worship, creating our new “tent of meeting” space for Christian Explorers. We hope you’ll join us there on Sunday mornings! In December, we celebrate Advent and learn about the feeling of anticipation. Here are some special events and activities for Christian Explorers this month… […]
What Are We Waiting For?
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if Advent came filled with angels and alleluias?Wouldn’t it be perfect if we were greeted on these December morningswith a hovering of heavenly hosts tuning their harps and brushing up on their fa-la-las? Wouldn’t it be incredible if their music filled our waking hours with the promise of peace on earth […]
Christian Explorers November
How much have we collected in the big penny jar?We closed October with a wonderful Trunk or Treat event on Halloween. Thank you to all the Trunkers, Trick-or-Treaters and volunteers who helped make it so much fun! This month, we learn about stewardship, count up the coins in our big penny jar, and decide together […]
Pulling Up Tent Stakes
“And they came, everyone whose heart was stirred,and everyone whose spirit was willing, and brought God’s offering to be used for the tent of meeting, and for all its service, and for the sacred vestments.” Exodus 35:21 Dear friends, This November finds our beloved community again in a time of uncertainty and change. As the leaves change […]
“What do we worship?”
When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered around Aaron and said to him, ‘Come, make gods for us, who shall go before us; as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become […]
Christian Explorers Rock!
Edwards Church rocks, come rock with us! In September, Christian Explorers thought about Jesus outdoors, painted rocks, assembled Church World Service hygiene kits, and made a terrarium garden on the pray ground. This month, we celebrate autumn and learn about Moses and the Exodus journey through the wilderness. We continue worshipping outdoors under the tree house […]
One Small Kindness
“The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.” Matthew 13:31-32 […]
Christian Explorers: Fall Kickoff
Building and blessing backpacks! It’s time to go back to school. Last week a group from Edwards Church helped assemble backpacks for children in need in our community. In September and October, we’ll be worshipping outdoors at Edwards every week, with Sunday School on the porch of Jonathan House after the service. Ms. Myrna will zoom […]
Wave after Wave
“Blessed be the name of God from age to age, for wisdom and power are God’s.God changes times and seasons, deposes kings and sets up kings;God gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding.God reveals deep and hidden things; God knows what is in the darkness,and light dwells with the Holy […]