Category Archives: Pastor’s Page

     This week’s passage for Sunday’s worship is Matthew 14. 22-33, commonly referred to as “Jesus walks on water.” As a pastor, some of the most challenging passages to preach are the most familiar ones, the ones we have heard … Continue reading →

July 20, 2011 Dear Evergreen, As many of you know, I spent a year teaching English in Japan after graduating from college in 2007. It did not take me very long during time there to find myself in awe of … Continue reading →

July 13, 2011 Hello Evergreen, Tonight we will be discussing bioethics during our Wednesday night series, “Faith Engaging Society.”  This is a very broad topic with lots of various debates from eugenics, to cosmetic surgery, to euthanasia. Despite the recent … Continue reading →

Dear Evergreen, As we continue our forum and discussion on “Faith Engaging Society,” we are challenged by book of James writings regarding the poor. James 2:5 “Listen my beloved brethren: did not God choose the poor of this world to … Continue reading →

Many of the discussions that we are having in this Wednesday night series “Faith Engaging Society” can be very polarizing. Those surrounding war are no exception. Conversations seem to immediately go to worst-case scenarios where one has to choose between … Continue reading →

Dear Evergreen, Memorial Day is our annual opportunity to commemorate our troops, past and present. This holiday also officially ushers in summer. Within a week to ten days, school will be out and those of us with children will have … Continue reading →

Dear Evergreen, I have intentionally kept silent about the death of Osama bin Laden to allow for the dust to settle.  In the hours following the announcement of Bin Laden’s death, I felt a little uncomfortable seeing fellow citizens taking … Continue reading →

Dear Evergreen, The entire world was focused on Great Britain last Friday for the biggest royal wedding in three decades.  As Prince William of Wales slipped a gold ring onto the finger of Catherine Middleton, and the couple vowed to … Continue reading →

Dear Evergreen, If you missed it, 60 Minutes aired a story on Easter Sunday about a place outside our world.  It’s not Mars or Venus but it might as well be. It’s a remote peninsula in northern Greece that millions … Continue reading →

Message from Pastor Donna April 20, 2011 Dear Evergreen, During this Holy Week, we find ourselves coming to terms with the tragedy of Saturday’s tornado outbreak.  Some 62 tornados were reported to have hit North Carolina.  At least 22 people … Continue reading →