The Messenger – March 2014

Shrove Tuesday — Then and Now

The day before Ash Wednesday is Shrove Tuesday, sometimes called “Fat Tuesday.” Centuries ago Christians often stuffed themselves with food before beginning 40 days of fasting for Lent. In those days, many Christians used up all the food containing fat, including dairy products. Because so many foods, including pancakes, [...]

The Messenger – February 2014

Love Conquers All

The love for equals is a human thing — of friend for friend, brother for brother. It is to love what is loving and lovely. The world smiles.

The love for the less fortunate is a beautiful thing — the love for those who suffer, for those who are poor, the sick, [...]

The Messenger – January 2014

Christmas in the Heart

“I will put my love in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God and they will be my people.”

Jeremiah 31:33 NIV

What does it mean to celebrate Christmas all year long? Are we talking about leaving the tree and decorations [...]

The Messenger – December 2013

From the Pastor’s Desk

For many of us Christmas is a time of hoping, of anticipation, of remembering. It’s a time of

dreams. I think of the familiar poem “Twas the Night before Christmas” where it says “visions of sugar plums danced in their heads.”

Often as I think about the dream, the hope, the [...]

The Messenger – November 2013

From the Pastor’s Desk

Philippians 1:3-5  “I thank my God upon every remembrance of you.  Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day of Jesus Christ.”

That is my exact feelings about our relationship in the last 9 years.  [...]