The Messenger – December 2012

From the Pastor’s Desk

 

“For the law came through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.”

John 1:17

Elaine Ward, in her article, “Christmas is a Paradox, writes, “Christmas is a paradox, for it is both hope and despair, love and fear.“ For many of us that is so true! We can get [...]

The Messenger – November, 2012

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

“I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.”

Psalm 119:176

As we have been watching the news and seen all the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy, we realize how fleeting are the material things that we spend so much [...]

The Messenger – October, 2012

FROM THE  PASTOR’S DESK

 

“He (God) was like an eagle hovering over its nest, overshadowing its young, then spreading its wings, lifting  them into the air,  teaching them to fly.

                                                            -Deuteronomy 32:11, 12  The Message

 

     Ray and I went to a football game last Saturday.  As we were watching the [...]

The Messenger – September 2012

FROM THE  PASTOR’S DESK

 

“Education without God is like a ship without a compass.”

                                                                        -1500 Illustrations and Quotes.

 

     September means the end of summer.  The children head back to school, the trees turn to color and the days are shorter.  It’s another turning point in life.  One of [...]

The Messenger – August 2012

FROM THE  PASTOR’S DESK

 “On arriving there, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them and how he had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.”

                                                                                                Acts 14:27

Paul says that ‘God has opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.“  If that were not true, we [...]