The Federated Church of Orleans

In scriptural terms, a covenant is always formed at God's initiative with a broader promise: “We will walk together in all God’s ways.” ...

Return – the act of going back. Has COVID changed how we are the church? Or has the church already changed, and we need to catch up?

The pastoral role is to comfort the grieving; the power of prayer is found in the spoken word - even if it sounds like a broken record...

Words. Do we know how many words we utter a day? A lot! “Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt” (Col 4:6a)...

Church history shows that the life of faith has changed over time. The church has changed, is changing still, and will continue to change...

Paul writes that the church is the body of Christ; believers should have unity - but let us not confuse unity with uniformity...

Calamity. There are so many calamitous things in the news. May we “be still” and think deeply as we discern how to respond...

Hurricane. Today I am thinking about wind; not just regular wind – hurricane wind, the wind of God’s Spirit…

Jeopardy. How should people of faith respond to the dire news? Hear no evil, see no evil, or speak no evil?...

Enough. We all have enough (housing/income/food/etc.), but are we doing enough to help others? Collectively, let us show our love…