Posts by Eric Stone

This was not how anyone planned it. I’m not the first, nor will I be the last person to have things go in an unanticipated and unwanted direction. It was a little over four months ago when I learned that I had stage four bile duct cancer, plans changed. I gain no comfort from the lyrics made famous by my revolving relatives from across the pond, “you can’t always get what you want…you get what you need.” Hopes and visions for…

The Stones rolled into Adrian over a month ago and are mostly unpacked. We are enjoying the parsonage (henceforth to be referred to as “the parsnip”) meeting neighbors, renewing relationships, and making new friends. We have had two new trees planted; a Merlot Redbud in the front yard and a Tulip tree in the back yard. We also planted two boomerang lilacs and a diablo shrub. We plan to plant some hostas and ferns in the shady hillside on the…

Today is my first day as your pastor. I had a long list of things I hoped to accomplish and crossed off more than half of them. I want to share a little bit about what you can expect in worship the next few weeks. I’m beginning a six-week series called “Beguiled by Beauty: Cultivating a life of contemplation and compassion.” It’s actually a title of a new book by Dr. Wendy Farley that has been delayed in publishing because…