Dear Grace Church Family, As I write this, I am in Washington DC for an intensive week of study for my Doctor of Ministry work.  Originally, I was scheduled to stay in a retreat center that sits on the property of the National Cathedral, the Virginia Mae Center.  It is a place of hospitality for preachers and is nothing short of a…

Dear Grace Church Family, This Sunday is the third Sunday in Advent.  It is known as Gaudette Sunday.  The word Gaudette means, “rejoice!”  On this third Sunday, we will light the pink candle for joy.  It is fitting that our Cantata is this Sunday as well.  It is going to be a Sunday not to miss.  I have had the privilege of…

Dear Grace Church Family, Though the season of Advent is the season of waiting, the concept should not be foreign to us.  There is something we are all waiting for in life.  Maybe you have been waiting for a new job, maybe you are waiting to pay off some debt that has been piling up, maybe you are waiting to feel less…