This week's feature articleis written byRev. Dr. Tassie GreenFPCE interim senior pastor. Advent Conspiracy: Worship Fully. Spend Less. Give More. Love all. AC Week 2: Spend less? Are you kidding? Maybe like me, you are a gift giver. It’s our love language. Asking us to change how we express our
This week's feature article is written by Rev. Dr. Tassie Green Interim Senior Pastor Conspire with us this Advent. First Pres is joining a movement of churches to refocus on Jesus--Advent Conspiracy. What is Advent Conspiracy (AC)? Over the last decade, thousands of churches (including 2 I pastored) have celebrated
This week's eNewsletter Feature was written by Jim Teague, FPCE director of communications. Dear friends – Young squirrel looking for love. I am fascinated by the lives of squirrels. Seriously. I don’t do it very often, by I find it extremely entertaining to sit in my car or on the steps of
This week's eNewsletter Feature was written by Rev. Dr. Tassie Green, FPCE interim senior pastor. Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, This week in worship we’re taking a closer look at Moses. He’s one of my favorite Biblical leaders because Moses was a curious person... and because he did a good job leading a
This week's eNewsletter Feature was written by Rev. Dr. Tassie Green, FPCE interim senior pastor. Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, I have been talking with the staff and praying over which texts to preach in worship this fall, beginning this week. I am choosing the Lectionary texts from the Old Testament book of
This week's eNewsletter Feature was written by Rev. Dr. Tassie Green, FPCE interim senior pastor. Dear friends, Thank you all for warmly welcoming me to First Pres Evanston. It was a delight to worship outdoors with you last Sunday. It would greatly help me getting to know your names and recognize your faces if
This week's eNewsletter Feature was written by Jim Teague, FPCE director of communications. Dear friends – "Earthrise" by NASA/Bill Anders - Source, Public Domain, Link Those of us who grew up in the 60s and 70s had the privilege of witnessing the “Space Race,” watching as the USA and USSR battled to
This week's eNewsletter Feature was written by Jim Teague, FPCE director of communications. Dear friends – Of all the details in the Bible story of Jacob’s dream of the ladder to and from heaven (Genesis 28:10-21), the one that constantly trips me up is this: Taking one of the stones of the place, he
This week's eNewsletter Feature was written by Jim Teague, FPCE director of communications. Dear friends – I am a big fan of the Book of Job in the same way I am a fan of seeing the dentist on a regular basis to prevent major dental problems. It is one of the books of
This week's eNewsletter Feature was written by Jim Teague, FPCE director of communications. Dear friends – Author Paul Miller begins his book A Praying Life, by encouraging us to “become like a child.” He notes Jesus encouraged his disciples in childlike behavior on more than one occasion (Mark 10:14-15, Matthew 18:3, just to name
