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Housemoot 2026

Calling all weavers of words and maestros of music, wizards with watercolors and devotees of dance, tellers of tales and connoisseurs of culinary creations … in short, all artists and art-lovers!Join us Saturday, October 24 11AM-7PM at New City Church for Housemoot, a gathering of artists and art-lovers who are interested in exploring art, faith,…

the partisan veil

I was sent a video yesterday with a question. The video was produced by Glenn Beck, a conservative political commentator who has some thoughts about Christians, Christian churches, and voter registration drives. My initial response was that being a Mormon, Glenn Beck has no business telling Christians what to think and what to do. Mormonism…

that’s a lot of cows

We’ve all heard it. We’ve heard people pray it. We ourselves have prayed it. “The Lord owns the cattle on a thousand hills.” That’s true! The Lord himself says this in Psalm 50. When we find ourselves in need we are reminded of God’s limitless resources. Every beast of the forest is his—as are the…

ordination is not a license

On Sunday I announced our Council of Elders has called an ordination council for Will. We’ve all heard the word, but what is ordination? Quite simply, it is the authoritative act of consecrating a person for vocational ministry. The ordinand—the one being ordained—is set apart for vocational ministry. Both elders and deacons can be ordained,…