People of God at Ebenezer, A common vocabulary! I think more and more about what a blessing it is to hear and understand each other, or, sometimes, what a challenge it is to listen receptively and perceive each other’s...
Dear Saints of God at Ebenezer, As a teenager I frequently made a drive from our home in Oak Ridge, Tennessee (eastern part of the state) to a place on the Cumberland Plateau about an hour west. Two...
Dear People of God at Ebenezer, After nearly 2000 years the Gospel still has the capacity to surprise us! Thirty-four years ago as a first year seminary student I went through what was then the...
Dear Saints of God at Ebenezer, This message for our December and January newsletter I am writing on a cold, wet and thoroughly disagreeable November 14th. But I am warmed and encouraged by the memory of the...
O, come let us adore Him! You are invited to join us as we celebrate the Advent season. Saturday, December 1 Patrons and Friends of the Arts at Ebenezer presents “An Acapella Christmas” by the...
When Family Promise of the Midlands (FPM) began its ministry in December of 2014, Ebenezer was among the group of 15 original host congregations whose volunteers are the lifeblood of the organization. For the past...
Dear People of God at Ebenezer, By the time this blog is published we will have completed nine of our ten cottage meetings designed to draw all of us into conversations about dreams, visions and goals...
Dear Saints of God at Ebenezer, My family will attest that I have said this at the beginning of every family vacation since our sons were born – the best part of any journey is the beginning! It...
Among the important items on my bookshelf at Ebenezer, in addition to nine Bibles, is this resource: Temporary Shepherds: A Congregational Handbook for Interim Ministry. The author re–tells his experience on a 30–mile hike in the Green Mountains of Vermont. “We...
Dear Ebenezer family: When you receive this, I’ll be very close to being retired. As I enter this next phase of my life, I am deeply grateful for so many things, not the least of which is all...