The Simpleton Blog

Greetings from the desk of the Pastor! What a year we have had and it has only just begun. One thing is very clear – the world will continue to need the witness and work of the church in 2021. First things first, I did want to say a few words on the COVID-19 numbers and the reopening of our church. I am SO excited to see that, after an unfortunate increase over the holidays, the numbers of cases have been trending downwards, so much so that even restaurants are preparing to o

Pastor’s Bookshelf - Welcome to my bookshelf! Each month I will discuss a recent book that I’ve finished. *disclaimer; I don’t always have time to sit and read physical books, but I do quite a bit of my reading through audiobooks these days.* This month I’d like to talk about Costly Obedience (What We Can Learn From the Celibate Gay Christian Community) Mark Yarhouse and Olya Zaporozhets In our continued desire to better understand the many facets of the LGBTQ conversatio