Over this past week, multiple people inside and outside the church have asked about navigating matters of conscience and healthcare when it comes to COVID-19 vaccine mandates. As mandates multiply across society, how should one respond? Should those who have previously declined vaccination pursue a religious exemption, or should they get vaccinated? What should one do if there is no religious exem...  Read More

Beginning on July 18 (this Sunday) we are taking a four week “pause" on Sunday School. This pause gives our teachers time to rest and refresh and prepare themselves for teaching in the Fall. Training for children’s and youth workers will begin during the Sunday School hour on August 15. Please plan to join us.In the mean time, while there is no scheduled teaching during this pause in Sunday School...  Read More

The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight. Proverbs 4:7 In Proverbs, wisdom is likened to precious metals and pleasant fruit (3:13–18), it is personified as a radiant woman (9:1–12), and it is offered as a way of everlasting life and immediate beauty (3:21–22). In short, wisdom is to be pursued with intensity, integrity, and endurance. For nothing else in crea...  Read More

Are we going to make it? How are we going to make it? What will it take to make it? And what is ‘it,' anyways?If you were an elect exile living in Asia Minor during the first few decades of the church, you might ask these questions? Or, if you were a Protestant living in England during the reign of Bloody Mary, you might ask them too? Today, if you are a Christian living in China, or if you are Ch...  Read More