April 2019 Pastor’s Letter
Newsletter April 2019 Dear Church of the Mountain Family, It’s here. Well, almost. Spring, that time of renewal, of burgeoning life, when the silence of winter is pierced aloud by the songs of robins, sparrows, and songbirds. When the first shoots of daffodils, skunk cabbage,
Pastor’s Letter March 2019
March 2019 Dear Church of the Mountain Family, During seminary, I had a professor who said that the role of the pastor is to “Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.” If you are hearing that for the first time, you might find your spine
Pastor’s Letter February 2019
Pastor’s Letter, February 2019 The Power and Gift of Loneliness Dear Brothers and Sisters, I hear it a lot. In fact, I heard it this morning: “I’ve got cabin fever.” On this morning as I compose this letter, it is snowing outside, and there’s an
Pastor’s Letter, January 2019, Resolutions!
Pastor’s Letter January 2019 Dear Brothers and Sisters, Let me begin this letter with a high note of gratitude for once again blessing me with your generous gift this Christmas. I am deeply humbled, forever grateful, and most of all, I bless God’s holy name
December 2018 Pastor’s Letter
December 2018 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, On Thanksgiving evening, as my son stared into a fire that was burning in the fireplace, he said something that I thought was pretty revealing: “We give thanks on Thanksgiving for all that we have, and then
Pastor’s Letter, November 2018 “Pilgrim’s Progress”
“Pilgrim’s Progress” Newsletter November 2018 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I want to address what’s happening in the world, the violent manifestation of hate in word and deed, in church, this Sunday, November 4. In this monthly newsletter, however, I want to deal with
October 2018 Newsletter
October 2018 Dear Brothers and Sisters, As most of you are aware we have hired Flo Powell to be our new pianist. I thought it would be a good idea to give everyone some background on Flo and help us to understand how blessed we
The Gospel asks too Much
In lieu of a letter this month, I am posting Sunday’s message. Consider it a love letter from God. Nowhere Else to Go You know what—let’s just say what needs to be said— Sometimes the Gospel is darn right offensive. It asks too much. It
Pastor’s Letter May 2018
Lessons of the Lamb May 1, 2018 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Many of us had the privilege and the thrill of having a l0 day-old lamb, named Stephanie, visit with us last Sunday during worship. Constance (her shepherd) taught us about what some