Messenger – December

A Message For Christmas

As the familiar rhyme echoes through memory—“Christmas is coming and the geese are getting fat. Please put a penny in the old man’s hat…”—we’re gently invited to reflect on what truly matters during this sacred season. My mother used to sing this poem to me as a child, each [...]

Messenger – November

Greetings Everyone, 

As I sit to pen this letter for our monthly edition of The Messenger, my heart is drawn to the heartfelt words of Paul in Second Timothy, chapter one, verse fifteen: “You are aware of the fact that all who are in Asia deserted me.” There is a certain ache in these [...]

Messenger – October

Seeking Truth in a World of Competing Voices

A Pastoral Message on Proverbs 18:17, Charlie Kirk, and Christian Discernment

Dear Franklin Hill Presbyterian Family,

We live in a time when voices compete for our attention, especially on matters of faith, culture, and truth. It appears that there is [...]

September Messenger

Reflections on God’s Guidance and Our Church’s Journey

Dear Church Family,

I am grateful for the opportunity to share with you in this month’s edition of “The Messenger.” As many of you know, I recently traveled to Kentucky to meet with the Presbyterian Committee on Ministry representing the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. The [...]

August Messenger

Think Twice About It

A Pastoral Reflection on Decision, Discipleship, and the Words of Christ

An Unexpected Tragedy in Sussex, NJ

As a pastor in Sussex, NJ, I witnessed a community shaken to its core by a tragic and public loss. A high school student, in a split-second decision to [...]