Dear HoC members and friends, Leslie and I are honored to become part of the HOC community of faith! Leslie has been warmly welcomed into the HOC Choir. I am honored to be welcomed into the pulpit of HOC as well! This Sunday, October 6 will be my first official day as part of your [...]

Thank you all for such a wonderful sendoff on my last Sunday with you! It was bittersweet – a joy to celebrate our ministry together, yet sad to depart after nearly eight years together. I’ll miss all of you, and I wish you all the best on the next chapter of your ministry. I’m continuing [...]

“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” – Seneca As reflected in this quote attributed to the philosopher Seneca, new beginnings come from bittersweet endings – sadness in departing a beloved relationship while celebrating the joy of memories together and the promise of new beginnings and new possibilities. It has been a joy [...]

Friends, as we are in summer enjoying all the fresh, delicious produce of the season, let us consider how we may grow spiritually in our faith and life together. I found this wonderful poem all about planting a garden for God’s glory and our spiritual growth, and I thought I would share it all with [...]

We’re moving into the summer season – longer days, warmer weather, and a time to slow our pace a bit. Lots of folks travel for vacations to the lake or the beach or the mountains to enjoy some time of rest and relaxation before the busyness of the fall season comes upon us. It was [...]

We’re moving from winter into spring – warm days, bright sunshine, and everything is really, really green. Soon it will be summertime – time for delicious home-grown vegetables from a local garden, to trees growing fresh leaves and branches, to our lawns growing tall and lush, and constantly needing cut! In our hemisphere, the summer [...]

We recently celebrated Easter here at Head of Christiana. On Easter Sunday, we hear once again the proclamation, “Do not be afraid! I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he has been raised as he said.” (Matt. 28:5-6). In Christian tradition, Easter lasts more than just [...]

The first mark of a vital congregation is discipleship. Discipleship is responding to Jesus’ call, “Follow me!” Scholar and writer Dallas Willard defines discipleship as “the process of becoming who Jesus would be if he were you.” Discipleship is a process of becoming a student or apprentice of Jesus, learning to do the things he [...]

We’re in a new year, full of new beginnings and new possibilities. The New Year is an opportunity to set intentions, goals, and resolutions for the New Year outlining things we would like to accomplish or experience in the New Year. The New Year corresponds with the liturgical holiday of Epiphany – the celebration recalling [...]

In December, we will be observing Advent, a season of four weeks when we prepare our hearts for the celebration of the birth of Jesus the Christ at Christmas. The word “Advent” means “coming” – it is a season of preparing for the coming of Christ to earth. During this season, we read verses from [...]