If walls could talk! In a way, they do, but the current extensive walls on our Schweitzer campus tell only a portion of our story. There’s much truth to the children’s rhyme “Here’s the church and here’s the steeple; open the doors and here are …
A Time to Remember, A Time to Heal: The Longest Night
The Winter Solstice, the first official day of winter, occurs this year on December 21. Other descriptive names that have been attached to this significant occurrence are Longest Night and Midwinter. In the middle of Christmas festivities, we are offered an opportunity to observe the …
The Longest Night
The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. – Psalm 34:18. The longest night of the year, the Winter Solstice, occurs on Thursday, December 21, just days before Christmas. This time of year provides the Church a unique opportunity to …
Consider the Lillies
Easter, our celebration of the Resurrection, is behind us. This isn’t an ending, however, but a launch into the joyful season of Eastertide. In the liturgical calendar, Eastertide marks the fifty days preceding Pentecost, an event that ushers in the Holy Spirit as promised by …





