Jun 1, 2013 | Youth Blog |
Originally published on the Youth Page in the Explorer (Summer 2013 edition). On May 15, I spoke at the Wednesday night program honoring our Christian educators, especially Diane Shoemake, for their service to our church. Mrs. Shoemake reminded the audience that the...
Jun 1, 2013 | Pastor's Blog
Originally published in the quarterly Explorer – Summer 2013. They are not recognized as part of the liturgical calendar, but June, July, and August are important months of each year. Around church the pace changes, but does not stop. We no longer prepare an...
Jun 1, 2013 | Pastor's Blog
Originally published in the Explorer (June 2013 edition). Little snippets of information, “factoids” if you will, regularly cross my desk, adorn my mailbox, or land in my e-mail. Many of them pertain to our church, or the Church. Let me share a few of them with you....
Dec 1, 2012 | Pastor's Blog
Originally published in the winter edition of the Quarterly Explorer. Every month I pull up our Church calendar and make a list of the upcoming month’s schedule of events and activities for the monthly Explorer. Each time it amazes me how vibrant the Church is; there...
Oct 1, 2012 | Pastor's Blog
What do bowed heads and offering plates have in common? This is not a profound riddle, nor is the answer deep and opaque. Actually, there are two answers. The first is that both are visible signs of important Christian practices–prayer and stewardship. We bow...