Weekly Update // Pastor Chris
Dear Asbury Family,
It's been a while since I've written one of these emails, but I wanted to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude for your understanding and support during my recent leave.
As many of you know, we welcomed Levi into the world on April 9th. Your willingness to give me time away to be with our growing family meant the world to us. The meals and congratulatory letters that many of you shared were incredibly thoughtful and deeply appreciated. We feel truly blessed to be part of such a caring community here at Asbury. Your kindness has made this transition into parenthood smoother and more joyful for Amanda and me.
Speaking of Amanda and me, we will be returning to worship on Sunday, which also happens to be Mother's Day (interesting how that works out!). We'll have Levi with us, but I wanted to share that since he hasn't had his vaccines yet (which won't happen for another few weeks), our pediatrician has asked that we refrain from having non-family members hold and touch him. Thank you for your understanding here. Don't worry - there will be plenty of baby-holding opportunities in the coming weeks! Additionally, though I'm returning to worship, my office hours will be modified over the next month as Amanda and I continue to adjust to being back at work while caring for a newborn and parenting 6-year-old twins. Thanks for your patience here.
I'm excited to be preaching on Sunday. The other day, I told Amanda that this is the longest I've ever gone without delivering a sermon, so hopefully, I haven't forgotten how to do it. In any case, I trust that God will strengthen me, give me clarity of thought, and provide the appropriate words to share. We’ll be launching a new series exploring the relationship between faith and doubt. Some of you may remember I preached on this topic when I first came to Asbury 3.5 years ago. However, that was during the pandemic when many people still weren't back yet. Additionally, we've had new people join the church since then, so it seems like a good time to revisit these matters.
See you Sunday!
Blessings,
Chris