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Brothers and Sisters, I first began writing this letter for 2/2/22 on a Tuesday. What does that have to do with anything? Nothing, but it seemed like something that needed to be said. Moving on… This past Sunday, we learned…

Brothers and Sisters, On Sunday, we considered how to live as citizens of the earthly city in a manner consistent with our heavenly citizenship (Phil 1:27-30). Our three marching orders, we saw, are to stand firm in one Spirit, strive…

Brothers and Sisters, This past Sunday, we considered (among other things) the life we have in Christ. As I reflected on that this week, I was reminded of the first question/answer in the Heidelberg Catechism: What is your only comfort…

Brothers and Sisters, Suzanne and I are big fans of the show, Blue Bloods. One of the things that strikes me about that show—much like any other cop show—is how devoted partners can be to one another. That devotion, of…

Brothers and Sisters, Christmastide greetings to you all! First off, I’d like to share two things on the near and slightly-less-near horizon: If you think you’d like to teach Sunday School, please let me know! Now that we’ve covered exciting…

Brothers and Sisters, When I was a younger man, I struggled with the need to control everything that happened. The overachiever par excellence, my unspoken motto was, “If it’s meant to be, it’s up to me.” You can imagine how…

Dear Fellowship of the Perpetually Tired, My name is Kenny Silva, and I’m the new pastor of Hickory Grove Church—you know, the one where Covenant Family Child Care is located. My family and I are thrilled to join this community.…

Brothers and Sisters, I must confess I don’t know how to answer the question I posed in the subject line of this email. To echo what St. Augustine said about time: if no one asks me, I know what joy…

Brothers and Sisters, Back when our son had just been born and I was still selling real estate, I had a pair of clients who loved to match my travails in early parenthood with war stories about their dog. I…

Brothers and Sisters, Apart from what you see and hear on Sundays, my two pastoral “weapons” of choice are a pot of coffee and the written word. The time will come for us to share the former. For now, I…