Advent is a time of waiting… We begin the season of Advent with those words. Waiting… The liturgy of our worship reminds us that we are waiting for the One who has come as a tiny babe to save the world and will come again in glory to redeem His creation. Thus, we know the right theological answer to the question, what are we waiting for? But… in reality, there seems to be a whole lot of other wait...  Read More

Last weekend, we traveled to Maine for a family wedding. (Many thanks to Carol Stern for preaching a thoughtful message about HOPE so that I could enjoy the family gathering.) One has to wonder about the wisdom of planning a wedding in Maine in December, when everyone will have to travel to be at the festivities. But Maine’s weather cooperated, providing an idyllic setting. Snow had fallen just da...  Read More

Pope Leo XIV, the first American Pope, spent Thanksgiving in Turkey. One might find some humor in that choice of location for his first papal trip and its name similarity to the traditional meat of the holiday. But he chose Turkey, not for some fun turn of phrase, but to join patriarchs from the Orthodox Church in Iznik, Turkey on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Together they commemorated the 1700t...  Read More

I don’t routinely read the New Yorker. But on Sunday a story from the New Yorker was featured on the news and it piqued my interest. The piece was written by Tatiana Schlossberg, daughter of Caroline Kenney Schlossberg, granddaughter of former President John F. Kennedy. Tatiana is the shy member of the Kennedy family who worked quietly behind the scenes. She is a science and climate reporter for t...  Read More

What happens when you invest in Lenape Valley Church? We send people away! You may have expected the opposite answer. Shouldn’t we welcome people in? Yes! But at Lenape Valley we also work hard to send our people out into the world where the need is, to be God’s gracious gift to the world. Like a City on a Hill, God calls us to send our light out, finding those who live in darkness, to bring God’s...  Read More

Imagine the rug pullout out from under you. How many of us have experienced that moment when the things we trust become like shifting sand? In those times when our health, relationships, and finances begin to quake beneath our feet, we look for a solid place to stand. Every night we see on the news images of those who are struggling to find the basic necessities of life. A quick glance around our ...  Read More