BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Daily Prayers of the Church Street family July 3, 2020 Pastor Jan Tower of Strength, as we are on the cusp of our national holiday, we reflect upon those things that make a nation strong. Is it military might, a robust economy, vast territories stretching from shore to shore? Can […]
Church Street is pleased to welcome Rev. Catherine Clark Nance, Senior Pastor, and Rev. Tim Best, Senior Associate Pastor, to our clergy leadership team. They join Rev. Palmer Cantler, Associate Pastor, Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade, Minister of Spiritual Enrichment, as well as our Visitation Pastors, Rev. Pat Clendenen and Rev. Andy Ferguson. Enjoy this […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Daily Prayers of the Church Street family July 2, 2020 Pastor Jan This is one of those days, Lord, when in spite of summer warmth, there is a chill in the air and even in our hearts. Why these seasons of the spirit come we do not know, but when […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Daily Prayers of the Church Street family July 1, 2020 Pastor Jan O Song of Welcome, the psalmist urges us to come into your presence with singing, making a joyful noise throughout the land! Thus we enter the gates of this new day, lifting high our thankful praise for all […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Daily Prayers of the Church Street family June 30, 2020 Pastor Jan You search us out day by day, Good Shepherd, desiring to know us more fully, to help us understand our own fears and longings, to show us how we might make decisions that are life-affirming. We praise you […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Daily Prayers of the Church Street family June 29, 2020 Pastor Jan The prophet dreamed of a time when lions and oxen would feed together, when leopards and lambs would play in the same field, when wolves would sleep with the cattle. We hold that same vision, Lord. We also long […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Daily Prayers of the Church Street family June 26, 2020 Pastor Jan “For the beauty of the earth, for the glory of the skies. For the love which from our birth over and around us lies …” Yes, Loving Creator, we are pilgrims upon this good earth, and it has […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Daily Prayers of the Church Street family June 25, 2020 Pastor Jan O God on the Move, you continue to call your servants to prepare for the journey. Just as the Israelites traveled from pillar to post, Jesus’ disciples were also itinerants, strangers stepping into unfriendly conclaves. Bless richly, O […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Daily Prayers of the Church Street family June 24, 2020 Pastor Jan O Generous One, this day we lift our eyes to the heavens and offer our praise. As scripture tells us, you cause the rain to fall on the just and the unjust alike. So too you offer freely […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Daily Prayers of the Church Street family June 23, 2020 Pastor Jan O Wind of Heaven, awaken us this day to your holy acceptance blowing through us. Most days we feel we are too insignificant, unworthy of your attention. We recall our past mistakes keenly, wearing our failures as badges […]