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There are weeks that move quickly, and then there is Holy Week. This is the week where the story of Jesus slows down. We’re invited not to rush ahead to Easter morning, but to walk step by step with Jesus. Through the cheers of Palm Sunday, into the tension of the temple, around the table, and ultimately to the cross… and the shock and quiet that follows. Sometimes I think many of us don’t quite know what to do with all of that. We believe this week and its story matters. So, we show up. And still, the weight of this set- apart week canRead More →

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I’ve always been someone who connects deeply to music—the beat, the lyrics, the feeling a song carries. I tend to find myself in songs, relating to them in ways that surprise me. At the same time, I also love the kind of music that simply fills the background while I’m driving, cooking, walking, or just trying to reset after a long day. I don’t know about you, but music is woven into my spiritual life. Sometimes it gives me words I couldn’t find or brings comfort I didn’t know I needed. Sometimes music can help us feel something we’ve been avoiding. And sometimes…it just makesRead More →

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I hesitate to write this. Not because it isn’t worth saying, but because I’m still child-rearing in the church myself. And I know the last thing a child-rearing adult wants is uninvited attention on what their kids are doing. So, parents and caregivers, let me be clear from the start: this is written with overflowing gratitude and respect—from your senior pastor and fellow child-rearer. Lately I’ve found myself admiring the church we are growing into. I see it on Sunday mornings. I know that what happens in our classrooms is deeply formational. I see it in the kids who show up week after week. IRead More →

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Recently our worship planning team gathered around the zoom screen to dream about Holy Week and Easter. There were calendars and hymnals, half-formed ideas and bold ones. We asked the usual questions, how might this idea work? How might this year be experiential, not just something we watch but something we step into? Spoiler alert: it’s going to be very experiential this year. And here’s the double spoiler, we’re ending Easter morning singing the Hallelujah Chorus with choir, organ, and string quartet! I love that one. It’s a favorite for many of us. When I was growing up, my home church sang it a fewRead More →