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St. Andrew’s Midweek Update August 28 2024 Dr. B and the Spirituality of Borders Back in March, I was tasked with welcoming a pastor who had just moved to the area on behalf of the Presbytery. Before making the call I did a quick Google search of her name in order to find out where she had moved from…
St. Andrew’s Midweek Update August 21 2024 Reading the Bible If I had to name one faith practice that has had the greatest impact on my life, it would be reading the Bible. I mention that because I know that for many regular church attenders, the Bible can be perplexing. It is for me too.…
On the surface things have been relatively quiet around the church. The office has had very little traffic, the calendar of events has been sparse, and most committees have taken a month off. But underneath the calm surface, significant work is being done. Here is a snapshot of just some of the events being planned…
This morning there was another op-ed piece in a major newspaper about the decline of the church. The author is a person who does not attend church himself and he seemed pretty convinced that the church was headed for the end. The people who chimed in to the comments section also believed the church was…
St. Andrew’s Midweek Update August 14 2024 Getting Back into the Swing of Things I hope everyone has had a peaceful, rejuvenating, joy-filled summer. As for me, I traveled a lot and spent a lot of time with extended family–it was great!. I particularly loved our “meeting-free July.” As much as I appreciate our Presbyterian…