Happy New Year! This may seem a little early, but it is a reminder our new church year begins this Nov. 29. Unlike our secular calendars, which begin Jan. 1, the liturgical church calendar begins with the season of Advent, which means “coming.”
November is the traditional season for thanksgiving, and, for us here at the Kirk, it marks the end of our fall stewardship campaign.
Years ago, a professor tried to explain the ancient Hebrew notion of covenant. In her lecture, she made a helpful and, for me, a memorable distinction between a contract and a covenant.
Though many of us continue to social distance during this coronavirus pandemic, some of us are beginning to venture out in public A to restaurants, stores, and churches. Recently, many Kirk members have been calling and asking about the...
Most of you are familiar with the work and ministry of Habitat for Humanity. Habitat began almost over 45 years ago in Americus, Ga., when Millard and Linda Fuller, along with Dr. Clarence Jordan, began working on the problem of substandard housing.