Hi Grace Family! I hope you are all having a wonderful week, and I look forward to seeing you all in church this Sunday. I was delighted to see I am preaching on the passage in John about the vine and the branches. I love this passage found in John 15. I find it is a beautiful metaphor for staying connected to God and the church. In fact, when…

Dear Grace Family: I remember growing up, watching my dad and brother put models together. My dad taught my brother first using small model cars and then gradually my brother began to build radio-controlled planes. I would watch as they zoomed in on all the little, tiny pieces they would glue together and as they continued, the model would take shape and…

I want to thank everyone who is a part of this church for the wonderful way you support all the pastors on staff at Grace. I am so blessed to be part of a congregation that understands the difficulties the job of pastor entails and is willing to say thank you in so many different ways. I know we all especially appreciate your…

We have a great opportunity to help members of our community by attending BRIGHT’s Nehemiah Action on Monday, April 24th. It will be held at Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy in Melbourne from 6:30p to 8:30p. The doors will open at 5:30 and there are tickets available in the church office to help expedite your sign in. We have two members who will be in the church…

Dear Grace Family, This Sunday is the third Sunday in Advent. It is the Sunday we celebrate the theme of Joy. So, I find it more than a little ironic that the lectionary reading for today finds John the Baptist in prison sending his disciples out to ask Jesus, “Are you the one we are to expect? Or should we look for another?” John seems filled with doubt and…

This Sunday, November 27th, marks the first Sunday in Advent. The beginning of Advent marks the beginning of the Christian liturgical year. It is a season of waiting, as we wait the birth of Jesus. In fact, waiting is a major theme during this time of year. Our songs of Advent are filled with waiting images… “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.” Our scriptures speak…

I have been back in Florida after a vacation to Ohio where we had both our family reunion and I had my high school class reunion for almost two weeks. It was a wonderful time away. I so enjoyed seeing family and friends. Some of those friends I hadn’t  seen since high school graduation! It was time filled with lots of laughter…

What an exciting week we will have as we host a Family with Family Promise for the first time in a while. I am so grateful for all who volunteer to help and make our families feel special and welcome. This is the gift of hospitality. Making sure all those who come into your life, no matter how long or short a time…

This Sunday will be Pentecost Sunday. We will celebrate what we traditionally view as the birth of the church. But is it? We believe that the church began at this point because this is when God’s Holy Spirit came down and as Luke describes it: “They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of…

As I prepare for my sermon this week, I am reminded of everything women have had to endure in order to be treated equally under the law. It was not that many years ago that women could not own property, would not be considered fit to raise their children if their marriage ended in divorce, could not go to college, could not…