Dear Christ Church Friends, This coming Sunday, we will fill out and bless pledge cards to reflect back the generous gifts God has given us. One of the many themes of Christian life is showing God our gratitude. What is
Dear Christ Church Friends, This coming Sunday, we will fill out and bless pledge cards to reflect back the generous gifts God has given us. One of the many themes of Christian life is showing God our gratitude. What is
Dear Christ Church Friends, A Word from The Rev. Sarah K. Fisher Imagining the Promised Land The Israelites knew what it meant to journey from scarcity to abundance. They did it time and time again. They fled by night, trusting
Dear Christ Church Friends, Now is the time to step boldly into what is to come. That quote showed up once when I was searching for something else and I copied and saved it. Far too often on my life,
Dear Christ Church Friends, A different sense of prosperity by Glen Mitchell, Stewardship & Gift Development Director, Diocese of New Westminster There are people I know who live their lives very sacrificially, just like Moses and Paul did. Moses was
Dear Christ Church Friends, A word from The Rt. Rev. Dan Edwards, Bishop of Nevada A leap into the abyss of God Jesus’ detractors tried to catch him with the twin traps of rules and money. Is it lawful or
Dear Christ Church Friends, Managing a time of change in a Church is never easy. I am happy to note how well Christ Church is working towards this new change in life together. I have not seen evidence of any
I have some wonderful books of poetry by Mary Oliver. One is a book she herself gave me, at a small gathering of Episcopal clergy. The book is called “Thirst” and in it is a poem I think of often:
Lately I have been musing on a passage from Luke, Luke 5:5-6 Simon answered, ‘Master, we have worked all night long but have caught nothing. Yet if you say so, I will let down the nets.’ When they had done
Dear People of Christ Church, It is my honor and pleasure to journey with you in this phase of your congregational life. Our time together will be a time in which to say goodbye to Rev. Sara and give thanks
Dear People of Christ Church, It’s the first Thursday of the month, so I was blessed to spend the early morning with the Sisters of Saint Anne and their daily Eucharist, soft boiled egg and toast breakfast following. The sisters