This Sunday, in response to the jigsaw puzzle of last week, I would like to take some time to examine the jigsaw pieces that are our lives. Instead of focusing on the world outside of us, I would like to instead, focus briefly on the world inside of us. A few years back I did a study…

This is not just a communion Sunday, it is World Communion Sunday, a Sunday set apart to remember that we are not alone. We gather with millions across the globe to remember Jesus and his last meal with his disciples. We gather to remember the words, the actions, the teachings, the values, and the sacrifice which he…

As October 1 approaches, I am looking at how things will change when my schedule has fewer hours attached to my work at Aldersgate because I'm moving from working half-time at the church to working quarter-time. As I've said before, I will still be the Associate Pastor and you are still welcome to contact me for whatever…

We return this coming week to a structure for worship that will be more recognizable. The conversations last Sunday for our Table Talks worship were inspired and true. Thank you for listening to each other, for sharing deeply about your experience and your love of God, church, family, and strangers. It won't be the last time we…

This Sunday in worship, the message will be delivered in a style that looks unusual to us. It will be a time to hear God speaking in the truth of the stories we tell each other about our own families and our own experiences. The message will be followed immediately by the opportunity to gather around the…

This Sunday we begin in earnest our focus on what it means to be a church filled with love, acceptance, and forgiveness. We 're seeking to be a place of belonging; being brought in to the family of God as all we do is centered in actions and attitudes that accurately reflect the love and acceptance of…

This week we celebrate the holiday weekend with outdoor worship in the open air and a potluck lunch afterwards. We will combine services and enjoy the company of the entire Aldersgate community together. Our worship will include elements of the order of worship from each service, as well as a few things that we've learned from our…

This Sunday we examine legacy. Not some legacy left behind by someone rich or famous, but our own legacy. We seldom seem to ask the question about what we hope to leave behind. I think part of why we don't talk that way is because we don't want to face our own death. But death is coming…

This Sunday we continue in the study of death and dying. This time it will center on how to create a peace-filled passing. There are things we can do that bring comfort to our families, help create our personal legacies, and assist in being remembered. One way to offer that is by video. In one of my…

Walking into a conversation about death and dying means that we come to terms with the fact that our faith life is connected to our physical life. Our spiritual journey develops over the course of a lifetime lived in a body on Earth. Our hopes and dreams for our passing from this life into the next life…