Revelation 21:5 See, I am making all things new. Summary: Ash Wednesday invites us to begin Lent grounded in honesty about our humanity and hope in God’s renewing love. Dear Beloved, Last week we finished our study of Revelation, and I am left with a deep sense of hope. The final vision of scripture is not destruction or escape. It is renewal. God draws near. Creation is restored. Love has the last word. That hope is exactly what we carry into Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday be

Revelation 21:3–4 See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them; he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away. Summary: After finishing our study of Revelation, I am left not with fear, but with a deep and steady hope rooted in God’s nearness and healing love Dear Friends, Last week we finished ou

Psalm 19:1   The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims his handiwork. Summary: Faith and science are not rivals but partners that help us live with curiosity, humility, and hope. Dear Community, One of the questions I hear often, sometimes spoken aloud and sometimes held quietly, is whether faith and science can truly coexist. Many people have been taught that they must choose one or the other. I want to say clearly that I do not believe faith and

Isaiah 46:4 Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.   Summary: Faith does not fade with age; it deepens, stretches, and becomes a quiet strength shaped by love and endurance. Dear Faithful Community, We live in a culture that often treats aging as something to resist, hide, or apologize for. Wrinkles are erased. Slowness is dismissed. Dependence is feared. Yet S