Thoughts from Jim Teague, Director of Communications Dear friends - Automotive window decals are objects of never-ending fascination for me. If it were up to me (and my wife has made it very clear that it is NOT up to me) the rear window of our car would be covered with them. Bumper stickers,
Thoughts from Rev. Dr. Tassie Green, Interim Senior Pastor Dear friends - Last week for the kickoff of the Unity Initiative all-church activities following worship, more than 90 of you joined in learning and dialoguing together at tables. Running the next three weeks through Sunday, May 18, Unity Initiative is a lay-led initiative that
Thoughts from Rev. Dr. Tassie Green, Interim Senior Pastor Dear friends - In April, the Church is thrilled to celebrate Palm Sunday and Easter. What joy! The Church is at its best and brightest, isn’t it? We are excited to gather together with family and friends, perhaps welcoming more people into the pews. We sing
Thoughts from Rev. Dr. Tassie Green, Interim Senior Pastor Dear friends - During our observance of Lent this year, we will be learning together through a teaching series called "everything [in] between." This series is an invitation to navigate the polarities in our lives with more faith, intention, and openness to be transformed. It
Thoughts from Rev. Dr. Tassie Green, Interim Senior Pastor Have you ever practiced prayer-walking? During worship services, we usually pray while sitting or standing, perhaps while waiting to go up to the communion table. Prayer-walking is simply the practice of walking while praying. LOL—that's obvious! Really! It's an easy way to pray for others
Thoughts from Rev. Dr. Tassie Green, Interim Senior Pastor Whew! We made it through the Christmas rush of December. In December, we are stressed out and busy, worried about lists and gifts. In December, we are merry-makers, people-pleasers, and goodwill-wishers. But in January, we turn our thoughts to the new year. In January, we
By Jim Teague, FPCE Director of Communications One of the wonderful traditions my stepfather passed down to his kids (in a blended family of seven) was the Christmas Eve tradition of reading a different story about the holiday right after reading the Scripture’s accounts of the birth of Jesus from Matthew and Luke. It
Thoughts from Rev. Dr. Tassie Green, Interim Senior Pastor. Let’s lift up once again that FPCE is a diverse church. Twenty percent of you have been drawn together into this body of Christ from all over the world, including two of our newest members who come from Shanghai and from Nigeria. You are diverse
Thoughts from Jim Teague FPCE director of communications. Dear Friends – Abstract digital globe illustrating the exchange of cultural content across international borders, On a cloudy Sunday afternoon, May 25, 1986, I drove to a middle school outside of Springfield, Ohio, (yes, that Springfield), parked my car and walked with my girlfriend
Thoughts from Jim Teague FPCE director of communications. Dear Friends – “Well," said Pooh, "what I like best," and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you
