Pastor’s Pen

This Advent season, my devotional practice has focused on some of the wonderful seasonal hymns. Before we come to the carols of Christmas, there are some beautiful hymns that speak to what Advent asks of us: to stay awake and pay attention, even as we wait and pray...

As you are probably feeling right now, it is such a busy time of the year. There are many things happening this week, next week, and throughout the foreseeable future here at Crossroads and in your personal life. It is hard to keep up and can be difficult to make time...

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us.”  —Hebrews 12:1 One of the joys of my year was watching...

“As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace.” —1 Peter 4:10 As a first-year Elder serving on the Adult Education Ministry Team, I’ve really enjoyed getting a closer look at the inner workings of Crossroads...

“If I say, ‘Surely the darkness shall cover me, and night wraps itself around me’ even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is as bright as the day, for darkness is as light to you.” -Psalm 139: 11-12 In her book, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in...