On the Way

As summer arrives, many of us begin thinking about journeys. Vacations. Road trips. Time away with family. There is something about this season that invites movement, adventure, and the possibility of discovering something new along the way.

Some of my fondest memories are of long family car trips across the country with my brother. Back in those days, before smartphones and GPS, preparing for a trip meant stopping by the AAA office to pick up a TripTik, those spiral-bound map booklets filled with highlighted routes, driving instructions, roadside attractions, restaurants, and places to stop and explore along the journey.

My mom would hand those maps to us in the back seat to help pass the time. Every hundred miles or so, she would mark the map with a number. Each number meant there was a small surprise waiting to be opened along the road. Maybe it was a puzzle book, a travel game, or some little activity to keep us occupied for the next stretch of highway. Looking back, I realize the gifts were not just about entertainment. They reminded us that the journey itself mattered. There was joy to discover along the way.
That memory has inspired our summer sermon series, “On the Way.”

Throughout the summer, we will journey through stories from Genesis and the Gospel of Matthew. Each Sunday will invite us to open another gift from scripture. Some passages will comfort us. Others may challenge us. Some stories may leave us wrestling with difficult questions. Yet through them all, we will be reminded that God continues to travel with us.

Faith is not simply a destination we arrive at someday. It is not a finish line or a static achievement. Faith is an ongoing journey of transformation, growth, change, and becoming as we continue learning what it means to live as the people God created us to be.
The good news is that we do not travel alone. God meets us on the road, accompanies us through every season of life, and continues to shape us along the way.

I look forward to taking this journey with you this summer.

See you in church!

Peace, Love, and Grace,
Pastor Kevin