Pastors Pen

‘gardening with God…’ June 17, 2018   Mark 4:26-34 Jesus said, “The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how. The earth produces of itself, first the stalk, then the head, then […]

Kingdom or ‘kindom’? June 10, 2018   Scriptures: 1 Samuel 8:4-11 (12-15) 16-20 (11:14-15), Mark 3:20-35 Kingdom or ‘kindom’…warring or loving?  Truly there has been and continues to be a battle raging for the very soul of humanity.  It is an age-old struggle, rooted in the need for self-preservation at the dawn of history…back when

…the One who finds you… May 27, 2018 Scripture: John 3:1-8 1Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. 2He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do

‘need-poverty’…or ‘want-poverty’? May 20, 2018 …a note about today… With all that went on this week, with the storm and extensive damage and related power outages I lost track of the fact that today was in fact Pentecost Sunday. Held on the seventh Sunday or roughly 50 days after Easter, Pentecost is the celebration in

…worth more than precious jewels 5/13/12   Scripture: Selections from Proverbs 31(MSG Trans.)   Dear Mom, First of all, Happy Mother’s Day!  I know you can hear me, and I know you are well for I know you dwell in the presence of our Lord Jesus.  It has been far too many years since I

share the love… May 6, 2018   Scriptures: John 15:9-17, 1 John 5:1-5, 1 Cor. 9:19-23   As I have shared with you in the past, sometimes I read through the scriptures and a single word or a short phrase is what catches my attention…something that to others might seem unimportant, but to me allows

Oh Master let me walk with thee… April 22, 2018 Scriptures: John 10:11-18, 1 John 3:16-24 For starters I want to offer thanks for all who have responded to our roof fundraiser.  It was personally very heartening to see such a broad and diverse level of support for the church which I truly believe reflects

‘…thief in the night…opioid addiction’ April 15, 2018 Scripture: Matthew 11:25-30 At that time Jesus said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. All things have been handed over to

…and now the work begins April 8, 2018   Scripture: Acts 4:32-35, John 20:19-30 When speaking on this passage from John’s gospel, which tells of Jesus’ appearance to his disciples the evening of the resurrection the focus usually falls on Thomas, or ‘Doubting Thomas’ as he has come to be known.  However, that little story

…beyond belief…beyond hearsay Easter Sunday April 1, 2018   Scriptures: Based loosely but faithfully on John 20:1-18, and Luke 24:13-49 I am not sure it is possible to understand how catastrophic the events of the last several days had been for the believers now scattered across the city of Jerusalem.  Everything seemed to have been