A source of gratitude Several weeks ago, a nurse was reviewing their morning lists for things that I keep track of. Different tasks to...

I’ve decided on my New Year’s resolution for 2021: to be grateful. My goal will be to live day by day, week by week, even moment by...

I have long been fascinated by the varying rate that we can perceive that time is passing. There are moments when it passes very quickly...

This year Lazarus House held their annual Hike for Hope, although like most fundraisers this year they had to re-imagine it due to the...

From Rev. Bill: I’ve carried the little, wooden cross in my left pocket almost every day since they first were made available at First...

Shaped like a thick, yellow bowl with a plunger poking out of it, the first anchor I saw in person was not at all what I had expected. It...

OUTREACH NEWS: Random Acts of Kindness Ministry As we say goodbye to summer and welcome fall, we still find ourselves living with the...

...God places people in our path that are meant to be there, both for our comfort and for us to comfort others.

Now is the right time for planting hopes and dreams in God’s promised future.

September is here. Already? Finally? Really? How?!

We only know how each of us is drawn to the wood – the smoothness, ridges, and the way it feels in our hands.

For September, we would like to start with kindness for yourself. In times of stress and uncertainty, it is important to remember that we...

We continue to work over the Summer to prepare for our “new normal” opening for The Chapel School. We are writing our reopening...

Why is kindness important? It is important to us as social beings, which have lived in community throughout all time, because we rely...

Spreading joy, friendship and compassion is a cornerstone of First Church. We have seen this time and time again during weekly worship...

You never know when someone will cross your path and make a difference.

As I head inside, I remind myself to savor these summer days. The heat will not be with us long, though in the coming weeks, it may...

As a child I was fascinated by worship. I observed the pastors and congregation closely on Sundays, not only listening for the sounds of...

A source of beauty A member of First Church went to see an ailing aunt and uncle at their home.  It was important to see them, as her...

Though as recently as last weekend we had a chill in the air sufficient to make me contemplate lighting a fire in the parsonage...