“Easter is over,” you might wonder, with a tone of polite annoyance . . . “Why are we still singing about it?” In many pews and churches, you might not be alone in wondering why Easter has to been drawn out into a ‘season.’ … [Read more...]

Have you ever experienced listening to a song, but one line or phrase of the lyrics doesn’t make sense? This happens to us all the time – and your children are often the least embarrassed about singing the confusing lines out … [Read more...]

1) Forty Days. Six weeks. 2) A time to wander through the wilderness. 3) A time to explore your faith. 4) A time to get through until Easter arrives. However you think about it, there is no stopping the reality that … [Read more...]

Scripture reports that following his baptism by John, Jesus went into the desert for forty days. He did not choose to do this willingly, but was driven out into the desert by the Holy Spirit. He was cast into the wilderness … [Read more...]

Before we begin the season of Lent (with Ash Wednesday on March 6) allow me to remind you of this Season of Light—between Christmas and Easter. During these weeks (when days are only slowing getting longer) we are called to … [Read more...]

More than the tree – or decking the halls More than the music – or mobs at the malls More than the feasts that are planned and prepared The family stories remembered and shared More than the lights that will soon disappear … [Read more...]

Some books (the kind with pages and binding – not the electronic kind) may sit on a shelf for a long time, until at a moment with the blazing (gas flames) in the office fireplace, call you to sit and contemplate. So I picked … [Read more...]

Of all the Christmas music of the season, I associate the Christmas hymn, ‘Go, Tell it on the Mountain’ as a great “after Christmas” message to proclaim. But, as I’m thinking about the invitational nature of Christmas – and … [Read more...]

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...]

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...]