And hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love hasbeen poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us. Romans 5:5 (NRSV) We do not always know the impact we make or how God will use us to heal another soul. We can also find ourselves surprised read more »
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul. He leads me in right paths for his name’s sake. Psalm 23:1-3 (NRSV) I remember a time in grade school when a buddy read more »
My prayer is that all of you will have a safe and joy-filled day of Thanksgiving. Sunday starts Advent! We will begin the season with the Hanging of the Greens service. Thanks to all who were able to help decorate on Sunday. We still have a lot of items that read more »
This Sunday, we are returning to our normal worship hours including the 8:45 am worship! Facebook Live will continue at our 11:00 am service. Thanks to the continuing hard work of our Re-Opening Committee and the cooperation and care of our membership we can do so even as the numbers read more »
The All Saints Day service is a powerful worship experience, offering healing to the congregation and to each individual as we honor and remember those who have died, and celebrate the hope of Christ’s salvation. All Saints Day is not new but has deep roots in our Christian heritage. Like read more »
Generally, we do not dress up like we did in the past. But we still like to look nice and put on what we consider to be proper attire for an occasion. Admittedly, sometimes it is vanity, sometimes respect for our host or maybe a little of both. But we read more »
Jesus is not always an easy fit into our lives. Often, we find ourselves trying to trim down Jesus into our desires. It might seem that if we reduced him down, leaving off the parts we don’t like, we can come out of the Divine encounter unchanged. In the 1st read more »
Out of the Chaos, the Love of God Creates Humanity has potential. Yet, our story is often one of violence, destruction, hate, greed, and poverty. From the beginning, God has been creating good from what seems like the unusable, the broken, the empty. Out of our history and present times come read more »
Extra! Extra! Read All About It! Randee Hawkins will be concentrating on our Children’s program and will no longer work as an assistant to the office manager. Randee’s work in the office has been greatly appreciated and is already missed. However, her work with the children is where her gifts read more »
What we do matters, what we do not do matters, what we say or do not say matters. The relationships we nurture, starve, push away, or draw close, matter to each of us and even more importantly, to God. All these things are consistent with the teachings of Jesus Christ. read more »
