We don't know if a story is a frustrating farce, tragedy, comedy, romance, dark drama or drama light until we reach the end. The apostle Paul tells the Thessalonian Christians that Jesus is the end of all stories. That the person who began stories and who entered our story as human beings will also end … Continue reading Wait for Christ
Grieve with hope
We are learning how to grieve with hope this Sunday at our 10 a.m. communion service. Arriving at this point in the apostle Paul's first letter to the Thessalonians is also poignant for our community as we grieve the death of our long-term parishioner, Peter Elliott. Let's do as Paul asks us to and come … Continue reading Grieve with hope
Living to please God
Love, Sex, Work and Death - sound like titles from a Netflix mini-series but they are the topics the apostle Paul began to teach about to make up for what was lacking in the faith of one of the first European churches. We will learn from this part of Paul's first letter to the Thessalonians … Continue reading Living to please God
Stand firm in the Lord
Join us this Sunday, 10/9 at 10 am, as we celebrate a service of communion together and learn from Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonian Christians (2:17-3:13) his surprising ideas on how to stand firm in the Lord and what really helps churches to grow.
