Moderator’s Pastoral Letter January 2026

Cancer War Comrades and the Heidelberg Catechism (#31)
1 February, 2026
We are cancer comrades—and that makes for a pervasive sense of sympathy all around. The ward is a place where empathy gas seems pumped through the vents to fill the room. It’s where you can fairly safely say (even if you never actually say it), “I know what you’re feeling,” because you do; at least... Continue Reading
Speaking the Unspoken
1 February, 2026
Let your guard down and be okay with telling your “unspoken” to some folks who you really trust. Everyone around you is struggling with sin in some form or fashion, so you’re not catching anyone by surprise. (Most of the time I think it’s safe to say “unspoken” are related to one’s personal struggle with... Continue Reading
The Wisdom of the Proverbs (Proverbs 1:8-19)
1 February, 2026
The moral conviction of Proverbs is that eventually the proud will fall. “These men lie in wait for their own blood; they set an ambush for their own lives.” (Pro 1:18, ESV) Like the people at the tower of Babel, they gather to build a tower to heaven and end scattered by God over the... Continue Reading