“Never let the fire in your heart go out.  Keep it alive.  Serve the Lord.  When you hope, be joyful.  When you suffer, be patient.  When you pray, be faithful.  Share with God’s people who are in need.  Welcome others into your homes.” —Romans 12:11-13 (NIRV) “Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, …

Zion, on Sunday, April 22 we hosted Lindley and Andy, two Global Ministries volunteer missionaries who served in Sri Lanka for two years.  Thank you for your hospitality! Some of my most powerful memories of church growing up were visits we had from our Global Ministries Missionaries.  In middle school and high school I was …

Questions for the Confirmation Candidates: Do you desire to affirm your baptism into the faith and family of Jesus Christ? Do you renounce the powers of evil and desire the freedom of new life in Christ? Do you profess Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior? Do you promise, by the grace of God, to be …

John 3:16-17 (NRSV) 16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. 17 “Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved …

John 3:16-17 (NRSV) 16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. 17 “Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. 18 Those …

A Reading for Epiphany   Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. 2 For darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will appear over you. 3 Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn. …

For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is named Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.—Isaiah 9:6   Looking back at 2017, there have been a lot of hard things that have happened.  Too often this year, I’d wake up …

Surely I’m not actually sitting down to write an article about Thanksgiving already, am I?   We have had so many wonderful things happening here at Zion this year, and it does seem to make the days go quickly.  2017 is flying by!  I’ve already scrapped frost from my car windows in the morning, a sign …

“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds …

  Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 9 Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. -1 Peter 4:8-10 (NIV) Friends, I can’t wait for our Neighborhood Block Party!  Our Block Party …