Posts from 2018

John 1:1-14 Well, let’s just pause a moment and take a deep breath. We have reached the end of another Advent and Christmas season. I hope it was as meaningful for you as it was for me. We stand here, at the end of the Christmas season, and at the end of one year, ready to begin a whole, brand-new year.  The gifts have all been given, and the food has all been eaten…

ISAIAH 9:2,6 AND PSALM 103:8-14 What comes to mind when I say the name, “Father Christmas?” Do you think of a round-bellied, jolly individual in a red suit? Does he have white hair and a full-white beard? How about when I say the name, “Father Time?” How do you picture him? Someone with a long,…

ISAIAH 9: 2,6 AND PSALM 72:1-7  Edward Hicks is a Quaker minister from the 1800’s who is famous for his painting, the Peaceable Kingdom, of which he painted more than 60 versions. You may be familiar with the version that hangs in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. It depicts a variety…

ISAIAH 9:2-7 AND MARK 1:21-28 This week is the second week of advent and the second week in our series based on Isaiah 9, and the names given in the passage. These names and this passage have been seen through the years as prophetic of the coming of Christ. So, we are looking at how these names are fulfilled in the person of Christ. Verse six reads: For a child has been…

Isaiah 9:2-7 I missed you guys last week! But on Christ the King Sunday, I know you had a wonderful message from a wonderful pastor and friend, Rev. Jim Cummings. I rather envy that he got to preach on that particular Sunday, for of all the Sundays there is no ambiguity about it at all. The main…

2 CORINTHIANS 9:6-11 I thought that since Thanksgiving is coming up this week, you might enjoy some cooking tips and recipes. These particular recipes come from a recipe book put together by children in Mrs. Geraghty’s kindergarten class. I have not personally tried any of these:             Turkey – You cut the…

QUESTIONS GOD ASKS: WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? 1 Kings 19:1-13 A man dialed a wrong number and got the following recording: “I am not available right now, but I thank you for caring enough to call. I am making some changes in my life. Please leave a message after the beep. If I do not return your call, you are one of the changes.” There are times when we just need to make a…

QUESTIONS GOD ASKS: IS IT A TIME FOR YOU YOURSELVES TO BE LIVING IN YOUR PANELED HOUSES, WHILE THIS HOUSE REMAINS A RUIN? HAGGAI 1:1-15 The first Sunday in November is always special to me. It is the Sunday in which we are reminded of those who have gone before us into glory. We remember people who have influenced our lives and our faith. We read the names of loved ones…

Isaiah 40:27-31; 41:8-10 Today is Reformation Sunday and if you were around last year for the 500th anniversary of the Reformation you may recall the series we did on the five Solas. These are 5 points or convictions of the reformation that are important to our Christian faith. Do you remember…

Exodus 4:1-5 Time for a pop quiz! (this can be open book if you like) After having just spent four weeks studying the book of Jonah, do you remember how it ends? It ends abruptly with a question that God asks of Jonah: “Should I not be concerned about the great city of Nineveh?” This got me to…