Advent Hymns

Dear Friends in Christ, “A voice cries out: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough...

The Catalytic Power of Generosity

At the first (virtual) meeting of the Innovator Learning Academy in November, we engaged in an exercise that measured values of importance to the class. The more often a value was mentioned, the larger it grew on the word bubble representation of responses....

Taking the Kingdom of God to the World

“In our increasingly post-Christian culture it is imperative that the church reclaim its missional roots and that we innovate new ways to take the Kingdom of God to the world.” -Pastor Tom Schaeffer This past week, the very first class of the Innovator...

Give Thanks to God

“I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that has been given you in Christ Jesus,”(1 Corinthians 1:4). After an opening greeting, St. Paul begins most of his letters by giving thanks. Even when he is sharing a difficult word with a wayward...

God’s Gift of Healing

“He heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds” (Psalm 147:3) As the number of COVID 19 cases continue to rise across Northwestern Ohio and the nation, I am mindful of God’s promise to heal and renew. God, through the crucified and risen Jesus is in the...