Sermons Cast Your NetLooking For Unicorns: A “Safe” Church September 19, 2021The Saints at the The First U.P. Church of Crafton Heights are spending a few weeks considering the ways that we delude or distract ourselves by looking for unicorns in the Christian world – how is it that we organize our lives or worship in ways that idealize something that cannot be found, or focus on that […]Looking for Unicorns: A Bible-Believing Church September 12, 2021The Saints at the The First U.P. Church of Crafton Heights are spending a few weeks considering the ways that we delude or distract ourselves by looking for unicorns in the Christian world – how is it that we organize our lives or worship in ways that idealize something that cannot be found, or focus on that […]Debi Carver Butzbach Memorial Service September 6, 2021Today we held a memorial service for my sister, Debi Carver Butzbach. I am privileged to have had the opportunity to share life with this woman for six decades, and it was a profound gift to share this day with members of our family and to welcome folks who traveled to attend the service and […]Looking for Unicorns: Hate the Sin, but Love the Sinner August 22, 2021The Saints at the The First U.P. Church of Crafton Heights are spending a few weeks considering the ways that we delude or distract ourselves by looking for unicorns in the Christian world – how is it that we organize our lives or worship in ways that idealize something that cannot be found, or focus on that […]Looking For Unicorns: The ‘Deserving Poor’ August 15, 2021The Saints at the The First U.P. Church of Crafton Heights are spending a few weeks considering the ways that we delude or distract ourselves by looking for unicorns in the Christian world – how is it that we organize our lives or worship in ways that idealize something that cannot be found, or focus on that […]Cooperstown, Canton, and Crafton Heights… August 1, 2021The Saints at the The First U.P. Church of Crafton Heights begin the month of August considering what the task of worship is all about, and why God bothered to put all those folks in front of us. We looked at the “Heroes of the Faith” presented in Hebrews 11 and wondered what the call for us might […]After the Storm: Securing the Fellowship July 11, 2021The Saints who participate in The First U.P. Church of Crafton Heights are spending some time in June and July contemplating what it means for us to go on to what’s next – after the storm of the Coronavirus dissipates. In so doing, we’ll look at some key decisions regarding our faith, family, finances, and fellowship – and […]After the Storm: A Financial Fresh Start July 4, 2021The Saints who participate in The First U.P. Church of Crafton Heights are spending some time in June and July contemplating what it means for us to go on to what’s next – after the storm of the Coronavirus dissipates. In so doing, we’ll look at some key decisions regarding our faith, family, finances, and fellowship – and […]After the Storm: Investing in Family June 27, 2021The Saints who participate in The First U.P. Church of Crafton Heights are spending some time in June and July contemplating what it means for us to go on to what’s next – after the storm of the Coronavirus dissipates. In so doing, we’ll look at some key decisions regarding our faith, family, finances, and fellowship – and […]After the Storm: Foundations of Faith June 20, 2021The Saints who participate in The First U.P. Church of Crafton Heights are spending some time in June and July contemplating what it means for us to go on to what’s next – after the storm of the Coronavirus dissipates. In so doing, we’ll look at some key decisions regarding our faith, family, finances, and fellowship – and […]
