Love “Spirit of God descend upon my heart; Wean it from earth, through all it’s pulses move; Stoop to my weakness, strength to me impart, And make me love you as I ought to love.” The language of prayer has to be clear, not because the hearer cannot grasp the desire of the vague but [...]
Shelter “O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy past, And our eternal home” To hope is to adventure. The finger that turns this passing page, the mind that uses this fleeting moment, the person who wants to hope—all represent elements of adventure. All want [...]
An excerpt from Pastor Varner's sermon, offered on October 15th: "St. Augustine famously described the church as a hospital...He saw church as a place for people who are hurting, who are in desperate need of healing. He saw the church as the only hope for a hurting world. Because it’s only here in church that [...]