by Rev. Lindsey Altvater Clifton | Aug 23, 2024
A MESSAGE FROM REV. LINDSEY ALTVATER CLIFTON: FINDING DELIGHT Dear ones, I hope you’ve found some moments of beauty and rest in the midst of this week’s milder temperatures and gentle breezes. I think this little fall preview has been quite a treat! (Though I’m not...
by Rev. Lindsey Altvater Clifton | Aug 18, 2024
Wake Forest religion professor Dr. Mary Foskett sets the scene for our text: “In today’s reading, the writer of the letter to the Hebrews addresses a community needing to hear that it belongs. Seemingly having grown weary of the Christian life and perhaps worn by...
by Rev. Lindsey Altvater Clifton | Aug 2, 2024
A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. LINDSEY ALTVATER CLIFTON: LOOKING AHEAD Greetings dear ones, First, much gratitude to everyone who helped make J.C.’s send-off celebration a meaningful time together! I think it was a fitting way to honor his ministry alongside us and offer our...
by Rev. Lindsey Altvater Clifton | Jul 7, 2024
Peace be with you. Peace. Be. With you. Peace. I’ve mentioned this before, but Montreat, a Presbyterian conference center in the NC mountains just outside of Asheville, is one of my favorite places on the planet. I know I can always find peace there. And one of my...
by Rev. Lindsey Altvater Clifton | Jun 16, 2024
Let’s start with a pop quiz – what do you remember of the sermon series we’re doing. What the Great Ends we’ve discussed? F-1.0304 The Great Ends of the Church the proclamation of the gospel for the salvation of humankind; the shelter, nurture,...