JOY… …is a hard thing to find.  It has never been my strong suit.  I am not alone, I think, in this.  I found comfort in preparation for the sermon (that did not happen) in discovering that dissatisfaction and longing are part of the struggle to find joy.  I ran into good company.  They [...]

 It’s 5:15 AM and the news seems to be saying that while the actual snowfall is nothing major for a hearty northeasterner, it would appear that we are looking at a high probability of very icy roads because of the snow switching over to freezing rain for a little bit. So, while we are not [...]

  Damian Belt-Smith here … one of the interns at Terra Nova.  I want to tell you about a trip I went on to Mississippi. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance(PDA) moved to serve the people of the small town of Pearlington (population 900). The town was tagged “ground zero” when Katrina hit and at [...]

With a major snow storm predicted for this weekend, we thought it might be a good idea to let you know how we approach snow storms on sundays at Terra Nova. The reality is that we live in the northeast and we are well equipped to handle snow both at the government level (snow plowing etc.) [...]