During the height of Covid a ruling came down from Orthodox Jewish leaders regarding hospital visitation on the Sabbath. They declared that the use of a handheld thermal monitor at the entrance to the hospital constituted work and therefore, was a violation of the Sabbath. Consequently, observant Jews were not allowed to visit the sick […]
Read More… from Lord of the Sabbath | Luke 6:1-11 | Chapel Hill Church
A few days ago, I was dead asleep when my alarm went off. I almost always wake up before the alarm…and it was really loud…so I rolled over quickly to turn it off. What I didn’t realize was how close I was to the edge of the bed. I rolled right out of the bed…and […]
Good morning, my Sweetheart Church! I’m Pastor Mark Toone and it is great to welcome you to the kickoff of another program year at Chapel Hill. I saw a lot of cheek-kissing going on in the foyer this morning so I assume you must have been here last week to hear Pastor Ellis’ sermon on […]
Our daughter owns a cabin in the mountains of North Carolina. Recently, her home was invaded. By bats. A colony of bats squeezed their way into her wall and set up shop. Rachel called Terminix and got a quote for removing them. $1400. And they couldn’t do it until September. So, my industrious daughter took […]
Nineteen years ago, my family was vacationing in Sun Valley, Idaho. On this very day, we went to the outdoor ice-skating rink which was open…even though it was 92 degrees. The ice was covered with a sheet of water. I knew it probably wasn’t a good idea to be skating in those conditions. But what […]
How many of you have ever received this? A jury summons. I did. Two weeks ago, I cancelled my appointments, packed a lunch, charged my Kindle, schlepped to the courthouse, went through security, joined the cattle call, got this badge… and waited. And waited. And lined up. And walked to another room. And waited. And […]
Last week I was at a dinner event when Chapel Hill members, Jay and Peachy Smalling, beckoned me to their table. To my surprise, seated with them, was the pope. Not Pope Francis; it was another pope. (I didn’t know we had another pope.) I sat down in the chair across from the pope and […]
Good morning, Chapel Hill! Last week we talked about our DNA value of “serving our neighbors.” It’s part of who we are. We have committed $600,000 annually in perpetuity to support causes “beyond these walls” so that we might love and serve our neighbors well. Thursday, I represented us at the grand opening of the […]
Read More… from Forgive One Another | Chapel Hill Church Sermon | Gig Harbor, WA
12 of us just flew back from Detroit where we held our annual General Assembly. I WISH you could have been there! Our own Pastor Julie preached the opening convocation, the first-ever woman EPC pastor to preach in person. Our own Rosemary Lukens was elected unanimously to be the first-ever woman moderator, introduced by our […]