“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 […]
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Biking and kayaking and reflecting and writing (continued!)…
Dear friends, For the first half of February, I will be enjoying my second month of sabbatical, hopefully soaking in the sunshine! Fran and I will be in Homosassa River, Florida, and we plan to kayak, bike, swim (maybe with the manatees but not with the alligators), and take lots of photos. I am looking […]
From the Choir Director
Welcome, 2023! I wish to extend a very sincere thank you to everyone who helped Edwards Church Music shine this Advent, often with their own guidance as I focused on trying to learn our new technology, a continuing work in progress. From our choristers and our Morning Glory songsters, to our soloists in our […]
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 […]
Biking and kayaking and reflecting and writing…
Dear friends, What a month we have had! In early December, our new audio-visual system was installed, moving us into the next phase of a journey of transformation that began in March 2020. Immediately we recognized the potential to offer very high-quality live-stream worship for folks all over the nation and even all over the […]
Advent, In Living Color!
With our installation still ahead of us as I write this, I can only report that it is highly likely that through your abundance of giving, you will be able to see and hear all that Advent has to offer this year, as never before. As we settle in and learn the equipment (i.e. it […]
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 […]
The Miracle
Dear friends, Those of you who have seen our kitchen know that our refrigerator door overflows with “stuff”—magnets from all the states we’ve visited, favorite comic strips, drawings from our little friends, pictures, and cards. In a place of honor in the center, held on with a cat magnet, is a postcard with a […]
From the Choir Director
The choir will be singing a few times this November, there are so many special services to support! On, November 6, we will sing a new arrangement of “For All the Saints,” followed on November 20 by “All Good Gifts” for our blessing of pledges, and on Advent 1, November 27 we will welcome […]
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 […]