This past Sunday we began a three-week Stewardship program called Graced by the Fruits of Our Labor. Our theme verse is from Ephesians 6:7: “Serve wholeheartedly, as if you are serving the Lord, not humans.” We serve … [Read more...]
Caring For Our Kids, a message from Pastor Martha
Dear Friends, Have you ever wondered why Jesus was a carpenter? The answer is simple. In biblical times, every father was expected to teach his son a trade. Joseph, Jesus' earthly father was a carpenter. So it stands to … [Read more...]
What We Stumble Across Online, a message from Pastor Scott
Like me, you likely read far more than you’d like to online at times. Unsolicited emails bombard our “mailboxes”, pop-up internet ads frustrate our screens; but then, once in a while, while searching for something else, we … [Read more...]
Time for the Sabbath, a letter from Pastor Martha
Dear Friends, Over the summer, it seemed that life was busy. I felt that many weeks there was a lot of rushing around going places. By the pictures you shared of Flat Jesus’ adventures, I know that many of you … [Read more...]
Travel to see The Passion Play of Oberammergau…and Much More
How many times can I travel to experience the Passion Play of Christ in Oberammergau, Germany? The answer is: “each decade that it’s performed, seemingly!” For the third time, I’m promoting … [Read more...]
Oberammergau Passion Play, a message from Pastor Scott
Mark Twain once remarked: Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your … [Read more...]
Summer Sermon Series, a message from Pastor Scott
It is often possible to learn much about a person from the names and title given to them. Deeds, character, and position in life are summed up by those around you and what you might "be called." Thus we know something when we … [Read more...]
VBS—Not just for Kids!
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. (Ecclesiastes 3:1) A friend recently mentioned to me that she needed a time out. As a grown adult with a full time job, a family and a busy … [Read more...]
Spiritual Life in the Summer
Dear Friends, In just under a month, at precisely 6:07 A.M. EDT on Thursday, June 21st, summer will arrive! And for most of us, that’s a good thing. Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward seem to have gotten it right when they … [Read more...]
The Pentecost Offering ~ Building a Life of Faith
“O God, from my youth you have taught me, and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds.” Psalm 71:17 Dear Friends, This Sunday, May 20th, is a special day in the life of the church. It is Pentecost. It is a day when we … [Read more...]
