Made by a child who participates in a midweek small group! Dear friends, Happy August! I had the privilege of spending the past two Sunday evenings at Holy Comforter as their pastor, Katie Hamlin, was on vacation. It was so wonderful to worship with them! Will you pause right now and pray for our friends at Holy Comforter in their work of church planting? We could also call this work "seed sowing" or "dough fermenting" or "field buying" in the language of Jesus' parables from

Editor's note: Summer is a season of transition. Our staff and vestry are keenly aware that many within our church are navigating transition, especially those who are new to our community. So our staff want to try something new. Throughout the summer, our staff will make blog appearances, participating in a summer-y, get-to-know-you interview. Enjoy learning more about the folks who make Incarnation possible! I love being a Tio! My nieces are Nikola (on the left) and Celina (

Scenes from recent Wild Wonder weeks after church: felting with Mandy, rocks with Jamie! Dear friends, I hope you are finding ways to slow down, rest, and play this summer. Please make sure to take a blank postcard from the narthex to send the church from your travels (but be warned: postcard mail moves slowly!) — it’s so fun to receive these! Earlier this summer, I invited our congregation to a summer of listening together in prayer. I hope you will all take a copy of the In

Editor's note: Summer is a season of transition. Our staff and vestry are keenly aware that many within our church are navigating transition, especially those who are new to our community. So our staff want to try something new. Throughout the summer, our staff will make blog appearances, participating in a summer-y, get-to-know-you interview. Enjoy learning more about the folks who make Incarnation possible! Emily with Marcus (age 5.5), Ginny (age 3, this week!), and Logan a

Incarnation's "Small Ya'll Choir" leading us in worship under the conducting of Grant Sung As I have written before, the goal of Incarnation’s music program is to ensure that we “preach the gospel” through congregational singing. We come to church in order to encounter Jesus and be strengthened by him through the preaching of the Word and through receiving the sacraments. By doing this, we remember the story of God’s salvation in Jesus: the One who “has died” and “is risen” a

The view from our back porch on a rainy morning in Maine Dear Incarnation, I’m back from my vacation and very grateful (as ever!) to our wonderful staff team for capably holding down the fort. Did you catch the staff interview series they kicked off last week? I loved reading TJ’s musings on cold water, photosynthesis, and so much more, and I’m delighted by the opportunity to hear from members of our team over the coming weeks. And I’m grateful to all of you as well, for once

Dear Friends, The long, sunny days of summer inspire me to explore beyond the world I know. And I pray that would be true of your summer as well. I’m asking God to fill us with wonder – as we hike new trails, visit new coffee shops, and embark upon new novels. And as we do, may our wonder lead us to worship. Summer is also a season of transition. And our staff and vestry are keenly aware that many within our church are navigating transition, especially those who are new to o

A summer Wild Wonder scene from many years past! Dear friends, Happy summer! School is wrapping up and summer officially begins this Sunday. I’m ready for the long days, warm weather, and relaxed rhythms of summer — how about you? Things relax at church, too. This is Ordinary Time, the longest season of the church year. “Ordinary” is taken from the word “ordinal,” as in the ordinal numbers (first, second, third, etc), because that’s how the church counts the long stretch of S