We have all watched with interest and trepidation the awful things happening in Syria right now. Under Assad’s brutal regime, 12 million Syrians…half of their population…have fled the country. It would be the equivalent of everyone west of Ohio and north of Texas fleeing their homes. And if that weren’t awful enough, now the Russians […]
And we’re off!
And we’re off! The first Saturday Night at Chapel Hill is in the can. And, wow, what a start! More than 300 folks packed into (and oozed out of) the Memorial Chapel for our inaugural stab at weekend evening worship. Thanks to all who came just to show your support. I suspect that this Saturday, […]
Saturday nights…here we go!
This Saturday at 6:30pm we launch our new worship service in the Memorial Chapel. We are obviously excited about this new venture, but more importantly, you seem to be excited about it, too. I can’t tell you the number of people who have stopped me and said, “We are in for Saturday! We’ve been waiting for something […]
Head to Head with the Seahawks!
Every September, the Sunday after Labor Day, we celebrate Back Home Sunday. The choir is back, Sunday School fires up, I’m in the pulpit launching a new sermon series and our Ministry Fair fills the Gathering Place, putting on display all of the programs and offerings for this coming year. It is a very exciting […]
So… what IS ‚ÄúThe Story?‚Äù
Tomorrow, we kick off a year-long journey through The Story. It is the most integrated preaching/teaching ministry we have ever undertaken at Chapel Hill. Every Sunday School class, youth group, LifeGroup, Men’s and Women’s study…all of them will follow along as week by week, we read and work our way through The Story. But a […]
Why We Baptize Adults AND Babies
This Sunday at 3:00 we will gather at the Eddon Boat Park at the corner of Stinson and Harborview for our annual Harbor baptism ceremony. I hope you will come. It is a wonderful public testimony to our faith and every year, scores of people on foot, in car and in boats, meander by and […]
How About Church on Saturday?
On September 14, 2003, we launched a brand new Chapel Hill worship service called, oh so cleverly, “11:27.” Guess what time we met? The quirky start time was just one way of saying, “We believe God is calling us to do a new thing; to offer a new kind of worship service that will speak […]
Overflow !!
When you hear the word overflow, what do you think of? A beautiful fountain in a city park? An overfull drink in an unsteady hand? Pastor Larry’s sermon illustration from Sunday? An accident you once had when removing a toilet in a home renovation? Well… Right now, I think of my two year old daughter, […]
Updates from Swaziland
This is an awesome picture of the team in Swaziland! Here are the updates we received over the weekend. (Short text blasts from Deb Robertson, the team leader….) August 8th – Just got to the farm an hour ago. Long trip with a detour or two, but all are fine. Just tired. Up early for […]
In Summer!
“Winter’s a good time to stay in and cuddle, But put me in summer and I’ll be a – happy snowman!” If you’re at all susceptible to pop culture, you’ll recognize this as a line from the movie Frozen’s loveable snowman, Olaf, in his song titled, “In Summer.” As I think about the upcoming Overflow event, […]