“Certainly the faithful love of the Lord hasn’t ended;  Certainly God’s compassion isn’t through! They’re renewed every morning. Great is your faithfulness.” —Lamentations 3:22,23 That’s how those verses read in the Deep Blue Kids Bibles our church gave our young…

As I posted elsewhere online on Friday — “Stunned. Horrified. And in prayer for all involved or impacted by the shooting news from CT. Painfully aware that latter group of people impacted includes every one of us.” Everyone. Every one.…

In my most recent blog, I used the word “compliment” when it should have been “complement.” The first word is what we give someone. The second word is what something does to complete something else, or to bring balance/spice to…

“Christmas is no longer what it used to be.”   I’ll bet you knew that.  Keep reading anyway, from the same source — “It has lost its religious significance in many parts of the Western world and  has become the…

John 3:16 is great — “For God so loved the world that He gave us his only Son, so that all who believe in Him would not die, but have everlasting life.” The next verse makes it even better.  John…

Work Hard Work Smart Have Fun — high school student’s t-shirt Those three pieces of advice were on the back of a team shirt I saw on a high school student last week. I smiled when I realized what team it was.…

Joy to the World is in a 3-way tie for my all-time Christmas Carol. Our Handbells concluded this weekend’s worship services with a powerful arrangement of it. But Joy to the World wasn’t written to be a Christmas Carol at all. Isaac…

I feel like I’m spending several hours in a music box. And loving every minute of it! Starting last evening, our Handbell Choir is playing an extended set at all three worship services this weekend.  Sitting up front where Pastor…

Some people are announcing Christ’s imminent return. By contrast, Jesus the Christ says in Matthew 24:36 that “No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. ”   One…

This season of Advent is a time of beginnings, comings, and arrival. Traditionally, that “arrival” emphasis has been a time to anticipate and prepare for the triumphant return of Christ. Currently, some people in various parts of the Church are…