University Blog

Dear University Family,I’m writing to you to let you know two things.#1) Pastor Ben and the SPRC have graciously granted me a sabbatical for the months of June and July. As you know, the past season of Denominational Discernment and voting has been a challenging time for all of us...

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time...

Friends, One of the most beautiful things I have witnessed in my years of ministry is how the body of Christ cares for each other. That means caring in the name of Jesus Christ doesn’t just come from the clergy or church staff. It comes from each and every one of you! Sure, in moments of...

Friends, Walking is my spiritual discipline. It helps me turn my brain off. It clears my mind so that I can hear God speak to me. And God does - through nature, through my music, through my breath. When I turn the corner into the park about a mile from my house and I hear the crunch of the...

Friends,  What stories will we tell the generations to come about the wilderness of COVID-19? No doubt many of our stories will be heartbreaking. But, there will also be stories about families having dance parties in the kitchen, building tent forts in the living room and dancing at...

Church,  What role does your faith play in aging? Does your faith in Christ impact how you approach death and dying?  I’ve been thinking a good bit about that lately. Maybe that is because Blaine and I are walking alongside our own aging parents right now. Maybe that is because...