Pastor’s Corner November 2020
O tender God, you gave me more, much more than I ever thought to ask for.
I realize that our human desires can never really match what you long to give us.
Thanks, and again, thanks, O […]
Matthew 22:34-40 “The Law of Love”
Did your family have any strong rules when you were growing up? In my family there was a strong rule about not swearing and not using God’s name to curse someone or something. Using God’s […]
Exodus 32 1-14: “The Golden Calf”
How good are you at waiting? Have you ever had to wait for someone or something until you didn’t think you could wait anymore? This year has been full of a lot of waiting. Whether […]
Psalm 19:1-14 “Contentment in Creation”
Today is that day known as Worldwide Communion Sunday when people all around the world who claim Jesus as their Lord and Savior gather around the table. Jesus said, “You must all be one.” Of […]
Pastor’s Corner October 2020
“Practicing the Presence of God”
Do you struggle with prayer? Brother Lawrence was a monk who was born in the 17th century He never received any formal education and yet he left behind one of the […]
Matthew 23: 28-32 “What Lane Are You In?”
Novelist Andrew Greeley tells a parable story about two sisters who worked as babysitters in their town. A young couple had recently moved into the neighborhood. They hired the younger of the two sisters to […]
Jonah 3:10-4:11 “Jonah’s Resistance and God’s Mercy”
We all know the familiar story of Jonah.
Act One – God calls Jonah to preach to the Ninevites, the pagan Mesopotamians. Displeased with God’s call, instead, the troubled prophet runs away from God.
Act Two- Jonah […]
Romans 13:8-14 “Love One Another”
Have you ever noticed that it is not easy to love another human being?
Especially those closest to us.
In a television interview, First Lady Laura Bush reported that early in her marriage, her mother in law, […]
Pastor’s Corner September 2020
My grandmother, Lenna Belle, whom I was named after, was a worrier. She had a rough life, married to a coal miner who was killed in a mine collapse leaving her with three kids under […]
Exodus 3:1-15 “Where’s Your Burning Bush?”
Last week, based on our Old Testament Lesson from Exodus 1-2, I talked about Moses as a baby saved from death by four women. Today we jump ahead to Exodus 3, verses 1 to 15, […]