The Joy of Advent One of the privileges of being a pastor is walking along side of people in the happy times and terrifying ones; the frustrating circumstances and the ones where God’s blessing is obvious.
What do you tell yourself when you ask yourself, “what is my identity as a Christian?” Here is one of Paul’s answers when talking to the Church at Corinth: This is how one should regard us,
December 2024 News By Land and Sea Dear Friends, We are pleased to bring you the attached December 2024 edition of News by Land and Sea. We welcome you to our beloved, “House of Prayer
We celebrate Advent with both the first coming of Christ, but also very often of the final and eschatological coming of Christ. St. Bernard of Clairvaux proposes, in a famous sermon given in the 12th Century
An Email Christmas Gift I love getting those emails that just have a story, an encouragement, or a lesson that you didn’t expect. I received one of those from Rev. Dan Lewis this week that blessed
The season of Advent is a time of preparation and anticipation for the birth of Jesus Christ on Christmas Day. The word “Advent” comes from the Latin word adventus, which means “coming” or “arrival”. Today we
A Prayer of Thanksgiving This Thanksgiving weekend, by faith, may we all be grateful for what God has given to us. The beauty of His Kingdom is available and offered to all of us, freely given
There’s a clear association between the miracle they just witnessed, and the even bigger one Jesus is yet to reveal: that He is the Bread of Life, and he gave himself for us - so that
Strength with Humility…and the Detroit Lions It’s very fun to be a Detroit Lion fan right now. We walk into every game feeling a bit invincible. We have a record the team hasn’t seen since the
Sharing His Love this Holiday Season Ready or not, we are right around the corner from holiday celebrations. The Christmas lights have started to go up all around town, perhaps in your neighborhood too. I know
A beautiful, yet somber day of remembering lost souls at sea and praying for the safety of those on our waterways.
Mariners’ Church staff visited the J.W. Westcott a couple months ago. It’s the only floating post office and boat with its own zip code in the US. Just next door to the Westcott, we spent time