Connectional Church

Last weekend, Emma Kate and I made a road trip to LaGrange Georgia, where my brother-in-law, Rev. James Goodlet was installed as the Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. We joined my parents and James’ parents, my siblings and his, and lots of cousins to support and celebrate this time of transition and growth for James and my sister, Margaret. After all, it wasn’t too long ago that my family made a similar move.

The Annual Report: On time

The Annual Report: On time

The ancient Teacher was wise in his counsel on time. Shortly after his beautiful refrain – the same one Pete Seeger used the classic hit, Turn! Turn! Turn! – the Teacher in Ecclesiastes wrote, “God has made everything suitable for its time; moreover, God has put a sense of past and future into their minds, yet they cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end” (Ecclesiastes 3:11). We are rooted and grounded in time. This is our time, and it is a gift from the God of all time.

Epiphany