by BBTSChurch | Sep 21, 2023 | Parish Life
Dear Friends, “Time, like an ever-rolling stream, bears all our years away; they fly, forgotten, as a dream dies at the opening day.” You may recognize these lines as a well-loved verse from the hymn “O God, our help in ages past.” It speaks to the fleeting nature of...
by BBTSChurch | Sep 14, 2023 | Parish Life
Sadly, there are many individuals and workplaces today that view “work” as a punishment by God because Adam and Eve sinned. Some view work as an unavoidable necessity to be fulfilled with minimal effort. While others view work as their way to obtain wealth, status, or...
by BBTSChurch | Sep 7, 2023 | Parish Life
Dear Friends, Have you ever felt like something was missing in your life, something vital, healing, and life-giving? Have you ever longed to feel the warmth of God’s embrace, but weren’t sure where or how to find it? There are many ways to feel closer to God, but most...
by BBTSChurch | Aug 31, 2023 | Parish Life
Dear Bethesda family, Much of the summer at Bethesda is spent creatively imagining new possibilities for the coming year and beyond. How can we nourish those who are familiar, while drawing in more people to join us? And now I’d like to share my excitement about some...
by BBTSChurch | Aug 24, 2023 | Parish Life
Dear Friends, Two short years ago, a Harvard study suggested that 36% of all Americans feel “serious loneliness.” Half the lonely young adults surveyed stated that no one in the previous two weeks had even asked how they were doing. And just a few months ago, the...
by BBTSChurch | Aug 11, 2023 | Parish Life
Dear Friends, We have had some wild storms here lately, each one followed by some of the most beauti-ful skies, including the recent rainbow directly over the church. Seeing this reminded me of a favorite story of mine in the Bible, “Jesus Walking on the Water”, from...
