EP Reflections
Closer to Home
[T]hrough the church the wisdom of God in its rich variety might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to theone hope of your calling, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God...
Thanks for Us
I thank my God every time I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you, because of your sharing in the gospel from the first day until now. Philippians 1:3-5 I hope you had a great Thanksgiving, and that it was easy for you to...
Life and Death, Faith and Science, Change and Tradition
We will tell to the coming generationthe glorious deeds of the Lord, and God’s might,and the wonders that God has done. Psalm 78:4 We had a very full Presbytery meeting last Tuesday. Ally Lee is sending out a summary of all the actions taken in the meeting in a...
Celebrating Life
Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.. Romans 12:15 Tomorrow evening we will have our last Presbytery meeting of 2021; please register if you haven’t already. We will all be on Zoom, which has worked very well for our presbytery meetings,...
Character
We also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given...
Reformation
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God— not the result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are what God has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our...
Inheritance
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us. Hebrews 12:1 This last week was a very full one for me. It...
Home
They shall build houses and inhabit them;they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit.They shall not build and another inhabit; they shall not plant and another eat;for like the days of a tree shall the days of my people be,and my chosen shall long enjoy the work of...
Covenants
You are the descendants of the prophets and of the covenant that God gave to your ancestors, saying to Abraham, “And in your descendants all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” Acts 3:25 Last week I mentioned working on a talk I am preparing for, a recounting...
Executive Presbyter
Wendy has a creative, spiritual and prophetic way of seeing the world that offers deep insights for practical living. She believes the Church is renewed from the edges, not the center, when those who’ve been marginalized are embraced.