Matthew 10:40-42 The month of June in the United States is Pride month.  For those historians tuning into our service, the month of June was selected as Pride month, at least in part, to commemorate what has been deemed as the Stonewall Riots, when early in the morning on June 28th, 1969, patrons of the … More The Heart of Hospitality

Matthew 10: 34-39, Romans 6: 1b-11 At this time five years ago, I was in the midst of wrapping up the final stages of my call process with St. James.  While it’s hard to believe it’s been that long, a lot has happened since then; in our church family, in our personal lives, in our … More Baptismal Calling

Second Sunday after Pentecost                                           14 June 2020 (Exodus 19:2-8   Psalm 100   Romans 5:1-8   Matthew 9:35-10:8) “The Language of the Unheard!” At every University of Pittsburgh football game at some point during one of those television commercial time outs, four persons in over-sized football costumes come onto the field to challenge each other to a 100-yard … More “The Language of the Unheard!”

It’s been a hell of a week, hasn’t it? As I looked through my news feed early Tuesday morning over my first cup of coffee for the day, feeling saddened and angry, and honestly a bit overwhelmed with all that I was reading, I looked over at Christina in the chair next to me, and … More Faith or Politics?