Dear St. John’s family and friends,  Pastor Stephanie and her family are on vacation, so I will bring the message this week. Before you begin your time of worship, I encourage you to prepare your heart and mind to be in the presence of God’s Spirit. Breathe in the breath of God. Breathe out any…

Dear St. John’s friends and family, As you begin worship today, I encourage you to sit quietly for a few moments. Breathe in and breathe out and consider that the breath of God is all around you. Look forward to your time of worship today. Rejoice that this is the day that the Lord has…

Dear St. John’s Friends and Family, It seems as though we have been living in uncertain times throughout this pandemic.  I’ve lived through uncertain times before.  We grapple with uncertainty when we face loss or we feel like our life is spinning out of control.  Often times we feel alone in our uncertainty.  We may…

Dear St. St John’s friends and family, What do you know of God?  How would you describe God?  Do you know of God’s love and grace?  Of God’s mercy and justice?  How does this influence your relationship with God and the people around you?  How about how you feel about yourself as a child of…

Dear St. John’s friends and family, When you were growing up, did you pray, “God is great. God is good. Let us thank him for our food.” at the dinner table?  I did!  And all I could think about was how good and great the food was going to taste!  I really didn’t stop to…

Dear St. John’s friends and family, Happy Fathers Day!  Today we revisit the parable of the prodigal son and his father. The gather that waits and begins to run to meet us when he sees us coming down the road. The love of the prodigal’s father surprises us, every time we revisit this story. This…

Dear St. John’s Friends and Family, What do you think God is like? If you were to describe God, what would you say?  Over the summer we will explore our thoughts about our thoughts about God and what we find in the Bible. God reveals God self to us in little ways all the time.…

Dear St. John’s friends and family, What an exciting day!  Today we celebrate the accomplishment of 42 individuals that read the Bible cover to cover in 90 days. You will hear a few of their stories and what the last 90 days meant to them. After you hear these testimonies, you may want to join…

Dear St. John’s Friends and Family, God wants to be known by you. God reveals God-self mostly in subtle ways every single day. Often we get too busy and overwhelmed and we miss these subtle messages of love. And even though God is sending these subtle messages of love, we miss them and then we…