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Showing Christ’s Love On Social Media

Social media has become one of the main ways we communicate online, yet it is all too easy to interpret…

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From “In The Red” to Infrared: Heating Holy Cross Church For The Future

To plan for a new heating system, a Maintenance Committee was formed. They set clear criteria for the new system:…

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More Than An Institution

To be a church means to live that reality in everything we do. It is why we uphold people in…

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Being Together Matters: The Power of Gathering in Person

Online services end with the click of a button. In-person church offers the casual moments at coffee hour, the parking…

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St. Columba: Who Was The Abbot of Iona?

On June 9th, the Church remembers St. Columba, Abbot of Iona. Many of us are familiar with worship from the…

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Called and Gathered

Maybe you’ve heard the following joke: One Sunday morning, a mother went in to wake her son and tell him…

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The Church I Was Called To Serve

I think it goes without saying that we are currently living in some turbulent times. Then again, looking back over…

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Formed By The Gospel

In recent weeks, following Lent, I have been preparing a series of leadership workshops to be held before the “summer…

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The Heavy Burden of Grudges

I want to talk for a minute about grudges. For a community of people who follow Jesus (who quite famously…

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The Carpenter Just Keeps Working

There’s an old movie, starring Tom Hanks and Shelley Long, called “The Money Pit.” It’s a comedy about a young…