Good morning everyone. My name is Julie Hawkins, and I am one of the pastors here. I can’t believe that this is the last week of summer break. Does anyone else feel like summer just flew by? And we are back to school this week! For all of you parents out there that are feeling […]
Live in Harmony with One Another
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 […]
Admonish One Another
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 […]
Serve One Another
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 […]
Pray for One Another
Good morning, Chapel Hill! For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Pastor Gunnar. And I’m so grateful to be with you this morning as we continue our sermon series on the “one anothers” of the Bible. We have been exploring together how the New Testament calls us to live with one another as […]
Honor One Another
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 […]
Accept One Another
One of my great joys in life is that I get to live near my family. Every Sunday night, my parents, grandparents, and any of my sisters who are in town gather together for family dinner. We sit around and talk, laugh, and eat. It is such a special time. And we all always get […]
Encourage One Another | Chapel Hill Church Sermon | Gig Harbor, WA
Our granddaughter, Cici is becoming increasingly conversant, using both words and the sign language she’s learning like “more” and “all done.” The other night, she used both very clearly! Cici was staying overnight when she spiked a temp. So, we got a rectal thermometer to get a good reading and I distracted her while Cyndi […]
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Forgive One Another | Chapel Hill Church Sermon | Gig Harbor, WA
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 […]
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Our DNA – We Serve Our Neighbors
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 […]