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Dig Anyway: Finding Joy in Faithful Work

Grace and Peace, Beloved St. Lukers, We are finally catching a glimpse of fall (maybe!) — those occasional cool breezes that surprise us in the morning and afternoon, the temperatures dropping ever so slightly below melting (😉), the taste of...

From Cloak to Community: Saying Yes to God’s Call

Hello St. Lukers, On Sunday, we’ll gather for World Communion Sunday and hear the story of Elisha picking up Elijah’s cloak. We are reminded that joy begins when we say “yes” to what God calls us to carry, even when...

Hope, Compassion, and the Call to Love Boldly

Dear St. Lukers, One of the highlights of my week is spending my Wednesday mornings with our 50 North Book Club. This fall, we are reading two books on different, but related, topics: Hope and Compassion. Both are concepts that...

Love Boldly: Offering the Real Jesus

Grace and Peace beloved St. Lukers, In these past few weeks, we have been overwhelmed by news of violence, hatred, and division in our nation and world. With multiple school shootings, the political assassination of Charlie Kirk, bomb threats to...

First, Do No Harm: A Call to Bold Love

Dear St. Lukers, This Sunday in worship, we will be continuing in our series Love Boldly, as we look at the first of John Wesley’s three General Rules for Methodists: First, do no harm. In the wake of the violence...

Called to Love Boldly

Dear St. Lukers, It’s been quite a month of focusing on being Change Makers. Many of you have been following along with our devotions and lectures through our Change Maker app. We are so grateful to Harris D’Ambrosi for creating...

Change Makers: Faith in Action

Grace and Peace, Beloved St. Luke’s Change Makers, This week, I want to celebrate one of our youngest change makers—8-year-old Avery Catlett-Miller. Avery and his dads spent last weekend delivering beds through Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a nonprofit St. Luke’s...

Raise Your Voice: Everyday Leadership for Change Makers

Dear St. Lukers, Over the last few weeks in worship, we’ve been exploring what it means to be Change Makers, people who “live the rhythm” of learning, living, loving, and leading in ways that make a difference. But if the...

Change Makers: Preparing Today to Serve Tomorrow

Dear St. Lukers, Well, when asked to “do something”, you all absolutely step up to the plate! Our Change Makers Open House was a great success! Most everyone in worship came over to sign up for classes, studies, volunteer opportunities,...

Living Love Aloud at St. Luke’s

Dear St. Lukers, As I gathered with the cast of Big Fish during this past opening week, there were many moments of memories from having produced the show for the first time 11 years ago, but also new experiences from...

Change Makers: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Impact

Dear St. Lukers, I write this after two more shooting sprees have happened – one in Reno and one in New York. As I watched the evening news out of New York City, I wondered if this was just a...

Gratitude & Growth: Celebrating Your Impact in 2025

Dear St. Lukers, Thanks to the generosity of over 600 St. Luke’s households so far, 2025 is off to a strong start—and we want to say thank you! Take a moment to watch the short Mid-Year Financial Update video below...