What’s in the box?!

What’s in the box?!

Last Sunday Ally shared a quote from the poet Gideon Heugh: “Advent is where we actually live — not in the arrival but in the waiting.” I wrote it down and have thought about it all week because it echoed a story I just heard. In the story, a reporter is sitting in on...

Every culture tells the story

Every culture tells the story

From Laotian and Kenyan figures to Mexican and Native American scenes, this reflection on nativity sets from around the world reminds us that Jesus came for every culture and invites us into a broader vision of worship.

The journey of Advent

The journey of Advent

This post invites our community into the Advent journey, using John’s Gospel to ground us in the God who has come, is coming, and will come again as we wait with hope and live with an eternal perspective.

November is my favorite month

November is my favorite month

Holly shares why November is her favorite month and how a simple Thanksgiving gratitude tree tradition—writing daily thanks on preserved leaves—helps her family remember God’s faithfulness and the gift of their Platt Park Church community.

City Classis October

City Classis October

Holly reflects on the October gathering of City Classis Reformed Church in America, where Platt Park Church elders and staff joined other RCA leaders for worship, training, and encouragement, remembering that our Denver community is part of a much larger family of churches.

A wellness check

A wellness check

This reflection invites our community into a church wellness check—a state of the church gathering where we pause to notice how God is moving at Platt Park, name our challenges, and step forward together with gratitude and hope.

Redefining Power

Redefining Power

This blog reflects on Jesus redefining power in John 13 as He kneels to wash His disciples’ feet, inviting us at Platt Park Church to see true authority as humble service, grace, and love in everyday life.

Welder & CEO

Welder & CEO

About a decade ago I remember looking across the row I was sitting in at church and noticing that the CEO of an international company was sitting next to a welder. This is the body of Christ; there is no hierarchy in the Kingdom, just all of us coming to the cross and...

Submitting to community

Submitting to community

My dear brothers and sisters, I’ve been involved in churches since I was a young child. For the last 35 years, that involvement has usually been in some type of leadership role, including 25 years as a pastors’ wife. That’s a long time. When Dave and I moved back to...

Three Words

Three Words

Many years ago, a former Children’s Ministry Director, who was a seminary student at the time, shared a Sunday message with us. Of the 4,000 or so words she spoke, I remember three. Those three little words took root and transformed me—and if you’ve been around me for...