“And he who was seated on the throne said, ‘Behold, I am making all things new.’” Rev. 21:5 Our world is changing. There is change all around us. Some changes are positive, some are negative, some just are. Change causes conflict, inspires new ideas, and brings adaptation. We’re learning all the time how to deal with change, in… Read More »

For Everything a Season “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven” (Ecclesiastes 3:1) I’m thinking about last year, and how it was during the season of Lent – a time when we normally reflect on our mortality and our need for repentance and prayer, which can sometime seem… Read More »

“The waiting is the hardest part” – Tom Petty When will we get back together as church? As a nation? Can we move forward with our plans and accomplish our goals? Will students be back to school? Will we be together for Easter Worship? Will our neighbors find jobs, housing, assistance? We are weary from… Read More »

What will the new year bring? This is just one of the questions on our minds, as we finish the calendar year. Even in a global pandemic, God calls us to serve. People are fed. Stories of faith are shared. Love blooms. Ministry happens. In the last few weeks, we saw the baptism of Lloyd… Read More »

Pastor’s Report November 2020 Trying new things is sometimes difficult. I love to try new food, and yet whenever I try to attempt to serve my children a new dish, there is great suffering – it ends in weeping and gnashing of teeth. They like the old familiar foods. The traditions and routines that have… Read More »

  “This Spirit [God] poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.” (Titus 3:6-7) Hope is powerful! Hope is trusting that the troubles we face will come to an end. Hope is believing that the future… Read More »

It’s getting rough out there. We knew it would. With an election happening in less than 50 days, fires ranging to the West, hurricanes in the South, peaceful protests and civil unrest, and continuing racial tensions in so many cities, our whole world groans under the stress. All this is happening against the backdrop of… Read More »

Next Faithful Steps What to do? Where to focus? How to plan? It can be stressful and confusing to try to plan ahead in the middle of a global pandemic. So many pastors are overworked, under pressure, and beating themselves up about doing the right thing in this moment. Overall, I have seen our church… Read More »

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. Romans 8:18 We know times are tough. So many around us are struggling to find work, pay rent, find food, and support their families, not to mention push through the fear… Read More »