Ashes, dust, human, mortal, finite. All of these things describe us. They describe who we are in relation to the world. They describe who we are in relation to God. This relational human life becomes a series of lens shifts, expanding the frame to keep from being lonely or bored, or narrowing it to keep…

Recently Pastor Jay announced that he had received a call from Holy Trinity Tampa FL. Understanding that there are many questions about this process and what it entails, this email newsletter will seek to explain how the entire process works in our church body. This is a longer article than what we normally publish, but…

We’re continuing a sort of Bible study series of the first part of 1 Corinthians which serve as the Epistle readings during the season of Epiphany. Since I’m not really preaching specifically on these texts, I figured that the newsletter was a great place to engage with them. Today we’re looking at 1 Corinthians 3:1-9.…

We are continuing a study on the readings from 1 Corinthians during Epiphany season. Today we look at this upcoming week’s reading from 1 Corinthians 2:1-12. A Pivot After Failure? – Paul starts off chapter 2 by reminiscing about his time in Corinth. Acts 18 tells us that Paul went to Corinth directly after having…