Pastors’ Corner

It’s hard to believe we’re already on the cusp of the fall season once again! We’ve had quite a year, filled with both challenges and hope for the future. I’ve always felt like fall is a season of new beginnings. As churches tend to follow a school schedule, fall is [...]

As we slowly come out of the COVID-19 pandemic and return to “normal,” it is a good opportunity to reflect upon the ways we’ve changed and grown during this period. We’ve acknowledged many losses, but it’s also good to reflect on the things we gained that we may not have [...]

Summer is here! − warm days, bright sunshine, and everything is really, really green. Summertime is a season of growth – from delicious homegrown 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, [...]

As you all know, one of my favorite spiritual teachers is the late Dallas Willard. Of all the Christian thinkers and practitioners I have known throughout ministry, Dallas Willard comes the closest to truly understanding and articulating the process of Christian discipleship (that is, learning to become like Jesus in [...]

We’re in the season of Easter – celebrating Jesus’ resurrection and new life we have in him! We’re also back to worship in our sanctuary, and it is wonderful to be back together again in-person! I’m so grateful for all of you and how you’ve been able to endure this [...]

Good News! Session voted unanimously to resume in-person worship services in our sanctuary at our March meeting. Here are the specifics for reopening: • We will have our first worship service in the HoC sanctuary at 11:00 AM on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021 with COVID safety protocols in place. [...]

Hello Members and Friends of Head of Christiana, We hope you are all staying safe and well during this COVID-19 pandemic. I don’t think any of us anticipated living through such a historic and challenging time. I wanted to update everyone on the situation regarding our worship services and ministry [...]

The year 2020 was a difficult year, to say the least. This year, we lived through a global pandemic, a contentious national election, and nearly a year of virtual church. Despite the challenges, God has brought us and our congregation through to a new year – hopefully a year that [...]

It’s hard to believe that we’re entering another Advent and Christmas season! The year 2020 has been a challenging year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of our regular holiday plans will be different this year, and this includes our worship and celebrations here at Head of Christiana. We will [...]

We just commemorated Reformation Sunday, the anniversary of the great reformer, Martin Luther nailing his “95 Theses” to the door at Wittenberg, thus beginning the Protestant Reformation. Martin Luther, who himself lived through a pandemic, had some advice for his fellow Christ followers that is relevant for us today as [...]