“You learn more from failing than you ever learn from winning” Ellis said to our son Ezra as we walked away from his soccer game this weekend. “Quit while you are ahead” was more my motto growing up, I thought to myself. I never allowed myself to fail. Never failed a test, never failed a […]
Unexpected Jesus
“Expect the expected.” That was what Seattle Mariners’ manager Scott Servais said earlier this week when asked about this weekend’s wildcard playoff game between the Mariners and the Toronto Blue Jays. And yesterday afternoon when l checked the score at the top of the 6th to see that the Mariners were down by 7 runs, […]
Robust Faith
Read more about Rev. Michael Davis here: https://epconnection.org/2022/08/25/michael-davis-named-epc-assistant-stated-clerk/ […]
Conquering the Splitter
A few days ago, I was dead asleep when my alarm went off. I almost always wake up before the alarm…and it was really loud…so I rolled over quickly to turn it off. What I didn’t realize was how close I was to the edge of the bed. I rolled right out of the bed…and […]
Finding Your Voice
Good morning, my Sweetheart Church! I’m Pastor Mark Toone and it is great to welcome you to the kickoff of another program year at Chapel Hill. I saw a lot of cheek-kissing going on in the foyer this morning so I assume you must have been here last week to hear Pastor Ellis’ sermon on […]
Live in Harmony with One Another
Our daughter owns a cabin in the mountains of North Carolina. Recently, her home was invaded. By bats. A colony of bats squeezed their way into her wall and set up shop. Rachel called Terminix and got a quote for removing them. $1400. And they couldn’t do it until September. So, my industrious daughter took […]
Serve One Another
How many of you have ever received this? A jury summons. I did. Two weeks ago, I cancelled my appointments, packed a lunch, charged my Kindle, schlepped to the courthouse, went through security, joined the cattle call, got this badge… and waited. And waited. And lined up. And walked to another room. And waited. And […]
Pray for One Another
Good morning, Chapel Hill! For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Pastor Gunnar. And I’m so grateful to be with you this morning as we continue our sermon series on the “one anothers” of the Bible. We have been exploring together how the New Testament calls us to live with one another as […]
Honor One Another
Last week I was at a dinner event when Chapel Hill members, Jay and Peachy Smalling, beckoned me to their table. To my surprise, seated with them, was the pope. Not Pope Francis; it was another pope. (I didn’t know we had another pope.) I sat down in the chair across from the pope and […]
Accept One Another
One of my great joys in life is that I get to live near my family. Every Sunday night, my parents, grandparents, and any of my sisters who are in town gather together for family dinner. We sit around and talk, laugh, and eat. It is such a special time. And we all always get […]