Ephesians 1:13 – “When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit.” The Episcopal Church defines Confirmation as the sacramental rite in which candidates “express a mature commitment to Christ and receive strength from the Holy Spirit through prayer and the laying on of hands by a bishop” (BCP, p. 860). I have the distinct pleasure each year of being the second Confirmation teaching helper to our beloved, Rev. Kevin Lloyd. Kevin does such an incredible job of...

2 Corinthians 5:17 – “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” Happy end of summer and beginning of a new year of school, Sunday School, Youth group, Confirmation, new programs, and all the fun Fall brings! It is at this time each year, we all must embrace change. Change of seasons, change of schools, change of grades, change of schedules, and many other changes that can be overwhelming. No matter our circumstance we all encounter...

Jeremiah 29:11 states, “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” God has a plan for us all. When we trust and put our faith in him, his plan is illuminated in front of us. It is not always on our time frame because it is his plan and we must have faith to be patient for his vision to become clear for us. I am sure that we all have seen or experienced this at one time or another in our lives. For...