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STOA ARCHIVE


May 2026
Letter from the Committee Faithfully Bound Spinach, radishes, strawberries, blueberries and more. Spring has sprung, and nature is already well underway in producing tasty harvests. Have you been trying to nurture any new seedlings into maturity before the summer heat strikes? It might be the confession of a non-green thumb, but it seems nature’s humor is to let weeds spring up and thrive in the ideal conditions you lay out for the desirable plants that persist in stubborn fr


April 2026
Letter from the Committee The Life Hosanna! Hosanna! Right on the tail of Easter, these words should call to mind the story of Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem before His death and resurrection. Do you know what this hail actually means? Literally translated, the term means, “Save us, please.” Not only does it carry a plea for salvation, but also Christendom adopted this term as a song of praise in acknowledgment of the One who can and did save. Matthew 27:24b-25: “[Pil


March 2026
Letter from the Committee The Truth “What is reality?” As AI advances to today’s center stage, and we face a constant barrage of biased parties clambering to dictate each narrative, society is left to its own devices in determining an answer for this existential question. In this Lent season, believers are reminded of the wonder of Easter. We know a guy… who said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” Knowledge can take on the deceptive disguise of truth, but without loo
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