Category Archives: Pastor’s Note

The news has been mixed lately. On the one hand, there are signs of hope. Social distancing has worked to keep our hospitals and healthcare workers from being overwhelmed! We have experienced deaths, all of them tragic, but fewer than might have been without the measures. On the other hand, the experts are warning usContinue reading “April 20, 2020 – Pastor’s Note”

Χριστὸς ἀνέστη! Ἀληθῶς ἀνέστη! (Khristós Anésti! Alithós Anésti!) These are the triumphant words of the Paschal Greeting, with which Eastern Christians greet each other with great joy during the Easter Season. “Christ has risen! Truly he has risen!” I had the privilege of attending a Greek Orthodox Easter service with the family of a closeContinue reading “April 14, 2020 – Pastor’s Note”

“My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” These words from Psalm 22, which Jesus cried out to his Father as he died on the Cross, are some of the most haunting words in the entire Bible. How could Jesus, the Son of God, feel abandoned by God? How did it come to this?Continue reading “April 08, 2020 – Pastor’s Note”

We find ourselves at an odd crossroads in this time of self-isolation. On the one hand, every day still seems to bring new updates and new policies. On the other hand, we are all beginning to face the reality that this period of isolation will likely last through April and possibly into May. Many ofContinue reading “April 02, 2020 – Pastor’s Note”