In the Merry Merry Month of May During May it really starts to feel like Spring. The fact that May has more than its share of holidays probably contributes to this feeling. Cinco de Mayo, Mother’s Day, and Memorial Day all...

Epiphany The gospel lessons during the season of Epiphany talk to us about who Jesus Christ really is. It is noteworthy that the gospel lesson for the day of Epiphany is Matthew 2:1-12, the story of the wisemen and the star that they...

Miracles Loosely defined, a miracle is a happening that defies the laws of form or compromises them in an extremely improbable way. The result of which has a favorable outcome for one or more people involved, and causes...

This Autumn Fall Back into Church The Fall is the beginning of the busy season. School starts, extra-curricular activities resume, andfor many, work responsibilities increase. It is also the case that many have been traveling...

Normality and the Pressure to Fit In We generally think about peer pressure as something that affects children and adolescents, but it affects adults too. How many times have we sat in a meeting and there was a public vote on...

Experiencing the Word of God Psalm 37:4 says “take delight in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart.” I have readand heard this verse of Scripture many times. When reading it or hearing it, it seems as though...

God Has a Plan for Your Life “For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for yourwelfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.” (Jer. 29:11) Life so often feels like a grind.We follow our daily...

The Long Green Season This is the unofficial name for the Season after Pentecost in which we now enter. Here in our part of the world, it mirrors the greenery around us. Indeed, the green season has returned, or is it in bloom for...

 The Season of Bloom The hymn writer John Macleod Campbell writes, “Now the green blade rises from the buried grain, wheat that in dark earth many days has lain.” We are well into the season of...

"Newsletter for Easter 2024" You have heard that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but there are some things that are beautiful to most everyone. The story found in John 12:1-8 is such a thing. It is a...