We Have a Living History
WACC, Beloved, One meaningful gift a pastor can receive is the history of the congregation. Not too long after starting here, someone gave me a copy of Elyria Disciples, Henry K. […]
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Eight Years of Saying “Yes!”
WACC, Beloved: Earlier today, Lauri Warfield texted me with a message that began: “Happy Call Day!!!!” and I had to think to myself for a second, “Wait… what? Call day?” […]
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Thinking Again and Again
Washington Avenue, Beloved, Yesterday, Wayne Walker had knee replacement surgery. Thankfully, everything went well. After arriving at the hospital around 7:45 in the morning, I found Debbie in the waiting […]
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An Initial Pastoral Response to Recent News
WACC, Beloved, At our final Elder and Board meetings for this program year, I shared news that has weighed heavily on many hearts. The Department of Defense recently revised its […]
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We Gather Together, and God Meets Us!
Washington Avenue, Beloved: On Sunday, March 1, we pivoted to theAlt for worship after one of our two sanctuary furnaces unexpectedly stopped working. Although our liturgy remained the same, changing […]
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Faithful Response to Immigration Gathering
From the time I’ve attended CYF Camps, Regional Assemblies, General Assemblies, Quadrennials, Women’s Retreats, Family and Grandparents’ Camps, as well as a myriad of other Disciples of Christ workshops and […]
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We Were Together. I Forget the Rest.
The Super Bowl had just wrapped up when Kristofer headed outside to tackle some repairs on his 2017 Volvo XC60. Earlier that day, he and his son Benjamin had already […]
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Bible-Based? What does that mean?
Recently, we welcomed some visitors to worship. They arrived early, and a member offered the couple (a wife and her husband) the “nickel tour” of the church campus. Along the […]
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Thawing the ICE
Dear Church: Grace, peace, and WARMTH to you on the frozen tundra of Northeast Ohio. On Monday, I left Hollywood Beach, Florida, and its 84-degree temperature for this frigid landscape. […]
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Singing Through Challenging and Evil Days
The month of October has been a whirlwind. Here are just a few things that have happened (in no particular order): two trips to Texas; a new roof; new brakes […]