Reflections on faith, life, and our life together in Chapin.
As our Lenten pilgrimage draws to a close, we enter Holy Week which includes some of the oldest observances of Christ’s holy Church. While we know…
As we look toward 2026, I find myself reflecting on a simple but important question: Who are we, and what is God calling us to become? We know why we…
The Significance of Palms for Each of Us The palms we receive this coming Sunday are, of course, the hallmark and memorable sign of the solemn…
The Christian Year is once again coming to its close. We commemorated the 507<supth</sup anniversary of the Reformation two weeks ago and celebrated…
The all-important question hard-wired into native South Carolinians’ minds and hearts is “Who’s your people?” Given the wide-flung outposts of…
A search into the nooks and crannies of many area homes might well reveal one or two very old books tucked away, small with well-worn covers perhaps…
Psalm 90 looms before us this coming Sunday – at least its last six verses – and is the source for Isaac Watts’ (1675-1748) paraphrase, the beloved…
There is a certain irony being played out this coming Sunday when we recognize and celebrate the diverse ministries of the men of our congregation. A…
Meandering home last summer on South Carolina’s not-so-highways and byways in order to avoid the horrendous construction mess on I-26 between the…
If you find courtroom dramas and detective thrillers great entertainment or enjoy wading into mystery novels and who-done-its, you share this…
For a good while now we’ve been exploring not only the implications of our congregational name – Mt. Horeb – but its ability to shape and inform our…
Besides chopping and hacking in the kitchen, I really do love old movies and classic British mysteries, particularly if the plots, locations, and…
The bounteous local summer gardens, road stands, farmers’ markets, and even the roadsides are beginning to offer up a gracious plentitude of produce,…