Pastor’s Blog

Many of you will remember the name Erma Bombeck. We all laughed and cried with her humorous newspaper columns that she wrote about life as a suburban housewife. Shortly after finding out she had cancer years ago, she wrote the following column

Years ago, there was a great theologian and author named G. K. Chesterton. Everyone who knew him said he walked close to God. H. G. Wells once said to him, “If after all my theology turns out wrong and your

Did you know the Band-Aid is one hundred years old in 2021? Business Insider states that one of Band-Aid’s major uses is not to cover wounds or scrapes, blisters or burns, cuts or punctures. One of its major uses is to heal

When I was an adolescent back in the dark ages of the 1960s, there was a popular folk song that said, “The times, they are a-changin’.” That may have been true then, but it is more true today. Many sociologists

Eighty-one years ago this month, in the summer of 1940, Western civilization was threatened with defeat. Liberty, the principle on which it rests, was menaced by a man who despised freedom. Adolf Hitler, the dictator of Nazi Germany, had conquered

This Sunday, July 4, is the holiday celebrating our nation’s independence. It’s the height of the vacation season, and I’m sure a lot of people will be traveling. I hope many will pause to worship with us online even though they might

This Sunday I will begin a new series called “Summer Baggage: Weighed Down by the Baggage We Carry.” For our devotional thought this week, allow me to give you an advance preview of one of the concepts we will consider

One of my top five favorite biblical passages is 1 Corinthians 13. I’m sure I’m not alone in saying that because it’s a passage that many people appreciate and revere. I believe it’s the most frequently read passage at weddings,

Over the years I’ve had a number of people ask me, “Why can’t I be a Christian without being part of the church?” Going to church by itself doesn’t make you a Christian; but being a Christian will lead you to

One of my favorite passages in all of Scripture is found in Luke 5:1-11. The disciples had been fishing all night and had caught nothing. Then Jesus came along and said, “Put out into the deep water, and then let down your