Pastors Pen

… the love of our God is far, far greater than our ability to discourage or lessen it…and the forgiveness and mercy God extends towards each one of us comes from the very nature of this God of love…and also, and perhaps quite importantly so, the wrathful and condemning images and understandings so many ascribe to our God are a distortion of and rebuke of the true loving essence of this one we worship and seek to follow after.

However it is a choice each one of us is asked to make at some point…a choice to seek to gain the world at the cost of truly living…or to seek to live…no matter the cost of truly loving…

Be patient and persistent for God’s blessing… February 11, 2018 Scriptures: 2 Kings 2:1-12, Mark 9:2-9 Have you ever had a moment when you wish you could just put time on hold? When you so wanted to preserve that moment, to hold on to it forever? A moment when everything seemed perfectly aligned and you

…is your way ever truly hidden from the Lord? February 4, 2018   Scripture: Isaiah 40:21-31,Psalm 147:1-3, 6, 10-11 Who is it…in whom I believe?  Who is this one who reaches out to me in the quiet of a dark night? Who is this one whose insistent attempts to comfort or reassure reach deeper into

…a saving word…a saving glance January 28, 2018 Scripture: Mark 1:21-28 Our passage from Mark today is from the first chapter, at the beginning of the gospel account. Mark opens with a brief account of John the Baptist’s ministry followed by the baptism of Jesus. Mark then gives a brief account of Jesus’ time of

Creation is groaning… January 21, 2018 Today is our Third Sunday Lord’s Table celebration.  Each month we choose a social or cultural challenge topic for deeper consideration. In past months we have considered topics close to home including hunger and homelessness, and the stubborn circumstances of life which are sometimes capable of holding us captive