At the River With John

At the River With John

We come rivers in need of God’s grace We all carry our confessions, our weaknesses, and our need for healing. We come following rumors of hope And chasing threads of promise Because we need a cleansing of hearts And a renewal for our souls. So we cry out, with...
…Gushing up to Eternal Life!

…Gushing up to Eternal Life!

I have hardly seen the mountains this week. The haze startled me as I was driving to the church on Sunday morning. In the past couple of years, I have learned to judge air quality by how clearly I can see the Blue Ridge from Weyers Cave. In some spectacular days, the...
Wind and Word

Wind and Word

One of the distinctive things about our pavilion here at the church is the regular breeze, (or stronger!) that blows through it. That can be a challenge with microphones and sheet music when we are worshiping outside, but it is something very welcome in the heat of a...
Are you Prepared?

Are you Prepared?

On the door to my study are about a dozen magnets that the church made up years ago, with a picture of the church, along with contact information. They are basically business cards to stick on your refrigerator. They are on the door so that anyone who wants one, can...