Letter to Congregation 09-08-2021 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In an email I received this week, there was a point that, given my week, I needed to hear. As such, I believe it is important to share. Often, we find ourselves under extreme pressure be it from home, health, finances, … [Read more...]

Letter to Congregation 08-04-2021 Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, I am going to go out on a limb and share that I believe I am not the only one to experience what I will refer to as, eye-opening moments. I think we all have had these moments in our lives that change the way we think or … [Read more...]

Letter to Congregation 07-21-2021 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, When I was an elementary student, one of my favorite activities in gym classes was the parachute game, where each student held an edge of a large round colorful piece of cloth and had to work together to keep the ball from … [Read more...]

Letter to Congregation 07-14-2021 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I am so grateful for the work of the 5–7-year planning commission, as they prayerfully are discerning what our next steps forward in this post pandemic changing church will be. Because ESPC is a diverse and vibrant … [Read more...]

Letter to Congregation 07-07-2021 Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, There is a common saying that I heard several times when I was younger that says, “you have to take the bad with the good”. What I did not realize then, that I have come to realize now, is that Jesus teaches this, too. He … [Read more...]

Letter to Congregation 06-30-2021 Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, In Romans it says, “rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep”. As someone who has faced death and has experience in walking through grief with many who have lost their loved ones, I have learned a … [Read more...]