April showers bring May flowers. . . . Boy, am I sick of April showers, but an abundance of May flowers will be worth it. Last year I could not get my pool filled; this year it’s already overflowing. I

spent a good part of a day working on the program for a Wednesday night Lenten service, the last program in the series, “Jesus’ Final Week”. It made me wonder if this might be the last year this church does

Lent is a time in our church year when we are encouraged to put on the brakes, to slow down, and to focus on our relationship with Christ.

I encourage you to take a moment to remind yourself of Jesus’

The story of Hagar, Sarai’s Egyptian slave, is familiar to many of us. Likely we prefer to quickly read through the verses about Abram and Sarai’s mistreatment of Hagar in favor of getting to God’s prophecy fulfilled in the birth

Well, it looks like we made it to 2023!

One aspect of our Christmas holiday season which I genuinely enjoy is how friendly people can be. As I walk through town, a smile, a hello, and a “Merry Christmas” can

When the angels had left them and gone to heaven, the shepherds said to one another,

“Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.” So,