Dec 29, 2016 | Pastor's Blog
They probably hadn’t heard his voice, until just then. They hadn’t seen his face either, until that night. They, like us, were often out of touch. How can you follow what you do not understand? How can you believe in what you cannot see? How can you relate to what you...
Dec 22, 2016 | Pastor's Blog |
Patience does not come easy for me. Some people just seem able to sit and wait eternally, plugging along with life, totally at ease about what may or may not come. These patient warriors are my heroes – they seem to have a peace about them that is always just out of...
Dec 15, 2016 | Pastor's Blog
Most Sunday nights, I am absolutely worn out. I’m not complaining—when I answered the call to ministry, I knew Sundays would be like that. But last Sunday night was different. I was energized! We experienced a great morning of worship: turning our thoughts to Mary,...
Dec 8, 2016 | Pastor's Blog |
I started writing about Advent, and how good things come to those who wait, etc…Then I realized today was the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. All of a sudden talking about how waiting is good and important seemed inappropriate for the day....
Dec 1, 2016 | Pastor's Blog |
In July of 1741, librettist Charles Jennens laid out the biblical texts that Handel would soon set as the oratorio Messiah. In eager anticipation of Handel’s impending masterwork, Jennens wrote to a friend, “I hope he will lay out his whole Genius & Skill...
Nov 23, 2016 | Pastor's Blog
During my college days, I worked summers and holidays in Colonial Williamsburg as an Interpreter at the Powder Magazine and the Jail. The first summer was spent attending classes on Colonial America History in general and Williamsburg in particular. One of the classes...
