by The Rev. J.C. Austin | Mar 3, 2024
“Did you know a rock can float?” I looked at my grandfather as we both stood on the edge of the fishing pond. Even at seven years old or so, I knew that he had a terrible poker face, and sure enough, the sides of his mouth were twitching with the effort to keep...
by The Rev. J.C. Austin | Mar 1, 2024
A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: THE STORY OF COMMUNION This Sunday, as with every first Sunday of the month here at First Pres, we will be celebrating the Sacrament of Communion in the Traditional worship service. In the Presbyterian Church, like most Protestant...
by The Rev. J.C. Austin | Feb 25, 2024
Two minutes before wrestling practice started, I was in the mat room, stretching. I had that familiar knot in the pit of my stomach that I had before every wrestling practice in high school. But on this day, it was a particularly large and potent one, because the...
by The Rev. J.C. Austin | Feb 23, 2024
A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: RECONNECTING WITH GOD “I feel kind of… disconnected from God.” “I want to be more intentional about my spiritual life.” “My faith seems too compartmentalized from the rest of my life, and I don’t like it.” “I want to learn more...
by The Rev. J.C. Austin | Feb 16, 2024
A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: YOUR LENTEN PRIMER This Sunday is the first Sunday of Lent, one of the most important seasons of the Christian year. But unlike Advent, which has some similar themes of preparation, the observance of Lent has a particular history...
