The other day I was driving home, pondering… if I am honest…worrying some… about several challenges facing our church. As I drove along in a funk, a song came on the radio. I’d never heard it before…but it captivated me like no song has in a long time. The song was called “I’m So […]
Legacy Sunday
Twelve years ago, I shared with our elders what I believed to be the three priorities for our coming decade. Not that we didn’t have other things to attend to, but these three would be our particular focus. I called them the “3 Ds”: denomination, debt, and discipleship. First, denomination. We were increasingly aware that […]
Advent Serving Opportunities 2024
During this Advent season we look to prophecies in the book of Isaiah about Jesus’ coming. In Isaiah 61 we read that he came to bind up the brokenhearted, comfort all who mourn, set prisoners free and bring joy and restoration to the world. And as we look around and see others hurting, we want […]
Fret not
I “rediscovered” a psalm recently: Psalm 37. Of course, I’ve read it countless times over the years, but somehow, it jumped out at me. I’m calling it the “Don’t fret” psalm. Pull it out and read it. David encourages the reader three times in the first eight verses, “Fret not yourself.” “Fret not yourself because […]
Three things to do during our mid-term
Recently, someone introduced my kids to an updated version of “slug bug,” replacing VW Bugs with Teslas. Unfortunately, our community is significantly affluent that this results in one of them hitting the other every 30 seconds. So, I decided to change the game. Instead of hitting each other when they see a Tesla, I invited […]
Why dwell upon death?
One of the biggest differences between my homeland, the UK, and the US is where people are buried. In the UK, graves are primarily located around the exterior of churches, rather than exclusively in designated cemeteries, like in the US. On our recent trip, our kids were fascinated with these church graveyards. They loved to […]
Remembering friends of Chapel Hill
As part of St Andrews Sunday 2022, we remember those who died in the past 12 months who were not members of Chapel Hill Church, but had connections to our congregation. Glen Forest Hutchison November 18, 2021 Quinn (Eldon) Farnes December 2, 2021 Lynn Peixotto December 14, 2021 Melinda Grace Wagner January 21, 2022 Luke […]
Invite your one!
This is the way. I am your father. May the force be with you. Star Wars has been a focus in our house recently! Have you ever noticed how weirdly similar these phrases are to things we say in church?! Jesus is the way, Our Father, The Lord be with you… To someone unfamiliar with […]
Is God speaking to you?
While in the UK this summer I visited the Isle of Iona, where Saint Columba and his band of monks landed in the 6th-century and proceeded to set up a monastery from which they not only evangelized Scotland but also carried on the monastic tradition of copying and illuminating biblical manuscripts. The most famous of […]
Nominating Committee
The Congregational Meeting will be held on Sunday, October 23, at 10:00 am (or directly after the 9:00 am worship service) in the Sanctuary. Diana Wimber (1-year term) I was born & raised in Northern California, and moved to Gig Harbor in January, 2003. My late husband Paul and I joined Chapel Hill within a […]