4th Sunday of EpiphanyFebruary 1, 2026Micah 6.1-8 As we gathered for worship on Wednesday evening, I was extremely nervous—not to see what kind of pjs and comfy clothes people rolled in wearing, I mean I was in Highland cow Christmas pants—but because we were going to dare to go down a road of conversation that I wasn’t sure where it would take us. I think we all know, have felt, that the world has been unbelievably heavy, and it kept circling my…
RIC SundayJanuary 25, 2026Nehemiah 8.1-3, 5-6, 8-10 As much as we may not want to, honestly as much as I don’t want to, I want us to travel back almost six years ago. Yup, you’re all doing the math. We’re traveling back to the pandemic. I think as much as all of us are tired of living consistently through unprecedented times, it is safe to say that there was never a more unprecedented time than Covid. For me, there are two moments that stick…
2nd Sunday after EpiphanyJanuary 18, 2026John 1.29-42 At this point, you all know how deeply I love Michigan. My feelings for my home state run deep and constant. I will take a Great Lake over an ocean any day—as we say, no salt, no sharks, therefore no worries. I love my sports teams and the snow and just the general vibe of being home. I have been in Virginia for almost ten years and yet I am still a Michigander at heart. And for me, and…
Biography: My family moved from New Jersey to Newport News, VA when I was about seven years old, my sister ten, my brother four. That was my dad’s last work-related move, and I’ve been here ever since. We began attending Trinity Lutheran Church shortly thereafter when services were still being held in the downtown Newport News location and joined about a year later. My parents were members until their deaths, my brother and sister until marriage and jobs took them…