You have been born anew, not of perishable but of imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God. 1 Peter 1:23 Dear friends, As I write this the daffodils are sprouting up and beginning to take life, despite the snow that remains in my front yard. Their fragile green stalks sway in the […]
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Our 2017 annual report is available, and you will find our latest activities below.
Be a Sign
“You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, to be known and read by all” –2 Cor. 3:2 Dear friends, The children have moved their church calendar to the purple season of Lent, when we prepare for the arrival of Holy Week and the celebration of Easter. This year, we’re learning about the important […]
Assessing the Year
“After some days Paul said to Barnabas, ‘Come, let us return and visit the believers in every city where we proclaimed the word of the Lord and see how they are doing.’” -Acts 15:36 Dear friends, This month we gather for our Annual Meeting, a time of assessing the year just past and planning for […]
A Post-Christmas Ritual
After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightening, and […]
A Light Filled Christmas
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.” —John 1:5 Dear friends, The children have been thinking about how the church tells time. As we enter into the Advent season, they will continue to learn through lighting the Advent Candles as we mark the Sundays before Christmas. This tradition, lighting […]
Heart Treasures…
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also…” —Matthew 6:21 Dear friends, It’s hard to believe another year has come and gone. Doesn’t it seem like it was just yesterday we were planting our gardens, tilling and weeding, watering and tending? Now it’s November, the harvest is over, the Christian Explorers herb […]
Present to the beauty of the fall
“This is the day which the Lord hath made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.” —Psalm 118:24 Dear friends, I love the fall. I can feel the autumn coming now…shorter days, cooler temperatures, the leaves beginning to turn. I can hardly wait for the fall colors. Although we had such a dry summer, I […]
Brilliant Autumn Colors
“This is the day which the Lord hath made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.”—Psalm 118:24 Dear friends, I love the fall. I can feel the autumn coming now…shorter days, cooler temperatures, the leaves beginning to turn. I can hardly wait for the fall colors. Although we had such a dry summer, I […]
Turning Toward the Sun
“I don’t think there’s anything on this planet that more trumpets life than the sunflower. For me that’s because of the reason behind its name. Not because it looks like the sun but because it follows the sun. During the course of the day, the head tracks the journey of the sun across the sky. […]
Summer Reflections
“… Peter said to Jesus, ‘Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.’ Luke 9:33 Dear friends, Our family traditionally vacations on Cape Cod in August. I have wonderful memories of many long, slow, hot summer days there. […]