by Josh Richard | Jan 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
Inspiration for a new year from our Stephen Ministry group. Adapted from The Christophers newsletter. After reading about a study that showed loneliness in the United States had reached epidemic proportions, Elizabeth Manneh felt that God was challenging her to...
by Josh Richard | Jan 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
The latest issue of Journey, our biannual magazine, is now available. This issue of Journey walks us through a life of discipleship, told through stories of birth and baptism, early childhood faith formation, and growing into the faithful disciples God calls us to be....
by Administrative Assistant | Jun 26, 2019 | Cross Missions, Uncategorized
If you told me a year ago that I’d be writing this blog post, I’d tell you you’re crazy. As an acting major at Elon University, I was almost certain that this summer would be spent interning with a theatre. However as Week Nine of 2018 rolled around, I knew that my...
by Administrative Assistant | Jan 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
Super Bowl Sunday and its subsequent parties have become an American tradition where friends and loved ones spend time together enjoying their favorite snacks (guilt-free) while cheering their team on to victory. During this day of often excessive celebration, seldom...
by Administrative Assistant | Dec 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Christmas Joy Offering of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) assists leaders and their families—past, present, and future. The offering supports church workers and their families who have retired, those who continue their ministry, and those who will be our future...
by Millie Snyder | Dec 3, 2018 | Churchwide, Congregational Life, Uncategorized
I finished reading The Ninth Hour over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The author, Alice McDermott, is an easy storyteller sharing a story about grace, sacrifice and family. Sometimes we read sweeping novels that cover lots of territory but this one is more of a...
by Millie Snyder | Nov 1, 2018 | Adult Faith Formation, Congregational Life, Uncategorized
“We are bewildered most of the time and doomed to be lost to history,” says Benny, a central character in Miss Burma by Charmaine Craig. This historical novel spans 40 years of history and uses the unfolding historical events to drive the plot and to keep...
by Millie Snyder | Oct 3, 2018 | Adult Faith Formation, Churchwide, Uncategorized
Have you ever wondered “how would my life be different now if I had made another choice along the way”? Attended a different college? Taken another job offer? Not met my spouse? The novel Dark Matter by Blake Crouch explores that question using the science...
by Millie Snyder | Sep 6, 2018 | Adult Faith Formation, Churchwide, Congregational Life, Uncategorized
“The boy asks the girl a question. It is a question of marriage. Ask me again tomorrow, she says, and he says, That’s not how this works.” So the novel Chemistry opens and we learn that this is a novel about anxiety and indecision and pressure. The world doesn’t work...
