Pastor’s Blog

What are some of the things that you think of when you think of summer? I hope that when you think of summer, you think of wonderful things. Maybe it’s gardening- with beautiful flowers and home-grown veggies. Maybe it’s leisure time- hanging by the pool, having a fun picnic, reading a book, taking a nap… Read More »

We are launching a church-wide exploration of spiritual gifts and I am hoping everyone will participate! 1 Corinthians 12 discusses that believers are part of the body, with Christ at the head, and every part is needed! YOU are needed! Every believer is given specific, special, spiritual gifts for the common good- for God’s purposes… Read More »

It snowed in April! After Easter! The schools were evenclosed, and people had to lug the shovels out once again.It’s not the way it’s supposed to be! For most of us, theextra dose of snow was a reminder of what we didn’t want.It pointed to what we believed was past, hoped was past,and yet it… Read More »

As we continue through Lent, with prayer, reflection, and repentance, we are mindful that we will soon be entering “Holy Week.” All of Lent points to the culmination of Holy Week, which is the final week of Lent. Sunday, April 10th we will celebrate what is called “Palm Sunday” in the church. Jesus was greeted… Read More »

There’s an old saying about the month of March, “In like a lion, out like a lamb.” I remember my children in preschool focusing on this with arts and crafts, and they would make puppet faces for both a lion and a lamb that they played with. When this phrase is used, it is typically… Read More »

Snow. Some people love it and some people definitely do not. Although I could do without sub-zero weather and ice, there are some things about winter that I can appreciate. I see metaphors of my faith in all the seasons- things that point to the truth of who God is and what God is doing… Read More »

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: the old has gone, the new is here! 2 Corinthians 5:17   We often consider January 1st as a time of new beginnings. A new year, a fresh start, with resolutions to live a different life, a better life. But January 1st is just… Read More »

Christmas/Advent ‘Tis the season to be…  Well, the next song lyric says “jolly,” yet if we aren’t careful, this season can instead be experienced as… stressful, debt-inducing, anxiety-filled, consumeristic, envy-laden, chaotic, crazy busy, exhausting, etc. The world around us can urge us into a mindset and pace that is counterintuitive to what the season is… Read More »

October is a mixed month, with some warm and sunny days recalling summer, and also some cold and dreary days foreshadowing the winter to come. It’s a time to gather and harvest all of the good things that summer had to offer. We take time to enjoy those last beautiful days, and maybe even practice… Read More »

When I was a child we used to practice memorized prayers, specifically before meals and bedtime. Before meals it was “Come Lord Jesus be our guest, and let this food to us be blessed.” Later it expanded to “God is great, God is good, let us thank Him for our food.” I never did understand… Read More »