The Messenger – July 2013

From the Pastor’s Desk

“Summing up: Be agreeable, be sympathetic, be loving, be compassionate, be humble. That goes for all of you, No exceptions. No retaliation. No sharp-tongued sarcasm. Instead, bless – that’s your job, to bless. You’ll be a blessing and also get a blessing.

- 1 Peter 3:8 & 9 The [...]

The Messenger – June 2013

From the Pastor’s Desk

“Let the parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence.”

                                                                                                                        Plato

 

I wish I were braver!  So many things seem to be snatched out of our hands any more.  I know we should not be the SILENT MAJORITY, but somehow I seem to wish someone [...]

The Messenger – May 2013

From the Pastor’s Desk

“Pray without ceasing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:17 KJV “Pray continually.” 1 Thessalonians 5:17 NIV

Irenaeus, one of the ‘fathers’ of the early church, captured in a poignant sentence a dimension of prayer: “The glory of God is man fully alive. “ (The Workbook of Living Prayer) He goes on to say that [...]

The Messenger – April 2013

From the Pastor’s Desk

I need thee every hour, most gracious Lord; No tender voice like Thine can peace afford.

-Old Hymn

In the life of the church, we often see the pews fill more during the special holidays. Advent and Lent seem to be a time when people seem to feel a [...]

The Messenger – March 2013

From the Pastor’s Desk

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16

This verse is probably one of the first ones we ever memorized in Sunday School. It has been said to be “the gospel, [...]