Words from Washington

We have continued the process of cleaning out the church building as it appears that the renovation of the historic building is going to fi...

For the last several weeks, Mount Vernon Place has been undergoing a serious type of surgery. Like cancer that has overtaken an individuals ...

We crossed the street on Sunday morning. While I cross many streets throughout the week in downtown Washington, this crossing was a signif...

In the first week of seminary at Duke Divinity School , my professor of Old Testament read a book excerpt by W.E. Sangster: To have a cure o...

I started noticing a few things hanging from one of the trees on the lawn of the church a few weeks ago. I did not think much about it, howe...

We started a new study on last Sunday night on N.T. Wright’s new book, Simply Christian . Our discussion of the boo k began with the place f...

I went to yoga this week. While it was surprising to my sister and some friends, it was my first time attending a yoga class. The class st...

Nathan Howe, one of the interns at Mount Vernon Place, preached yesterday's sermon in honor of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther...

Progress is being made on the development at Mount Vernon Place ! Our temporary office trailer arrived on Wedn esday, and the asbestos abate...

I went skiing last week in Colorado. Before you get too impressed, let me tell you that I chose to ski one day out of four. My sister, Dana,...

Do you need any holiday stamps? She asked me this question two weeks ago, and I said, "No thank you." However, when the woman at ...

The Epistle lesson appointed for this Sunday is Philippians 4:4-7: "Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gen...

Need I say more than what the title already says? I love Duke Basketball!

There are many things I love about the city. I love the diversity of people. I love the movement of the trains and buses. I love the hustle ...

There is something incredible about Advent. Advent is the liturgical season that accompanies my favorite time of the year -- a time when we ...

"Pastor, it's mighty hard for a handicapped person to get into the church right now." These are the words with which I was gre...

It's Thanksgiving morning, and my eyes are already red. They are not red because I am tired. They are not red because something is burn...

I get to talk about my church a lot. It seems as though countless people are interested in hearing the story of Mount Vernon Place -- its hi...

I met several of the church's neighbors yesterday morning. I did not meet them at a holiday open house or a neighborhood association me...