Well, it is now 2022.  Typically, every new year is a time for resolutions, which are almost always well-meaning but usually short-lived.  Instead of talking about new year’s resolutions, my encouragement is that all of us focus on how we are wonderfully made by God. He has made each of us in His image. Psalm 139:13-16 says:13 You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body    and knit me togeth...  Read More

How many of you are excited and passionate about your work?  When I use the term work, I am referring to all of your work – your job, housework, yardwork, schoolwork, cleaning the dishes, preparing meals, parenting, etc.  In all these areas, there is work involved.Unfortunately, in the culture we live in today, work is often viewed as drudgery, boring, dreaded and something to be avoided.  In fact...  Read More

Have you looked around recently?  It appears to me everything is upside down and the world as I knew for so many years is no more.  Conversations with others often revolve around the disarray of the world, and I use phrases like “I can’t believe this” or “Are you kidding me?” The world gets us down, doesn’t it? It is full of distractions, temptations, and promises of happiness that never fully del...  Read More

CELEBRATING GOD’S PROVISION AT THE ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETINGWe want to thank all of you who joined us for our annual Congregational Meeting on September 19.  The meeting was highlighted by a celebration of God’s provision this past year and a presentation of the vision and corresponding budget plan FY 2021-22.  By an overwhelming majority, the FY 2021-22 budget was approved and three Elder can...  Read More

“Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it lawfully, understanding this, that the law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murderers, the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to soun...  Read More

The loss of a loved one, the reality of the pandemic, masks, and vaccines. The rejection of a friend, betrayal of a coworker, the diagnosis of a terminal illness. Can we handle the truth about our relationships, ministries, or businesses? Can we handle the truth about our country’s wars, our peace treaties, or our history on race and poverty?This is the question of the ages.Can atheists, agnostics...  Read More