July 24, 2023 – Gardening’s Joy and Troubles
Have you had some fresh food from the garden lately? Connie and I planted a raspberry bush by the side of the house, and we are gathering some fruit now. The berries taste amazing. We also planted Cilantro, and again the taste of fresh Cilantro is levels above the bunches I buy in the store. […]
April 3, 2023 – Message
Easter is a time of love, A time of death and pain undone, So we may know the power of The love that alive for everyone. Love unstained and free, Redeeming us- let it be so within you and me. Rudyard Kipling in The Jungle Book has Mowgli, the man cub, ask the animals what’s the most […]
March 9, 2023 – QUESTIONS FOR JESUS
If you could ask Jesus any question, what would you ask? Our Gospel readings in this Lenten season are from the Gospel of John. This is yet another conversation with Jesus. This time instead of a respected male Pharisee talking to Jesus, he is talking with a Samaritan woman, who is likely an outcast. […]
February 22, 2023 – Ash Wednesday
Lent begins on the 22nd, with our 7 pm Ash Wednesday service. This is a day of reflection and repentance. During the Wednesdays in Lent, we will be studying the life of Paul, who was the epidemy of Repentance and Reflection. Here was a man who was Saul of Tarsus, a Jewish scholar fiercely persecuting […]
August 28, 2022 – The Wrong Answer
Jeremiah 15:15-21 Psalm 26: 1-8 Romans 12:9-21 Matthew 16:21-28 What happens when you get the answer wrong? Peter had done so well in the first part of Matthew 16. He boldly proclaimed that Jesus was the Messiah, the Son of the Living God. Jesus commends him saying: My Father in heaven revealed this to you. […]
July 19, 2022 – Persistence in Prayer
“Persistence in Prayer” We will take a journey in the weeks ahead through the Lord’s Prayer. At every major turn in the Life of Jesus, he is in prayer. The disciples see this and ask him to teach them how to pray. The normal prayer to God in those days was lengthy. Petitioners were encouraged […]
April 3, 2022 – Palm Sunday
This Sunday is Palm Sunday, which begins the events of holy week. Our reading for Sunday is passion account in Luke, chapters Luke 22 – 23. This is the ultimate expression of God’s Love for us. Through it we are reconciled, redeemed and reminded who we can be. There are daily reports out of Ukraine. […]
March 8, 2022 – Message
This Sunday we have the pleasure of having Bishop Rev. Dr. Andrew Taylor with us. He is a dear friend of the congregation, Pastor Larry Koger was a close friend. He has decided not to run again for Bishop, which is a six-year commitment. I thought it good to have him back before he leaves […]
March 2, 2022 – Message
As we saw last Sunday, there is change in the air for Jesus. From the mountain top of the Transfiguration, we will begin the journey of Lent to the Cross. March 2, at 7 pm is our Ash Wednesday service, the start of Lent. Ashes and Communion will be the focus. We know in this […]
February 22, 2022 – Message
This Sunday is Transfiguration Sunday. We remember Jesus on the mountain top with three of his disciples. Jesus is in dazzling white and Moses and Elijah join him. This is Moses’ opportunity to enter the promised land after all those years of leading the people of Israel. It is Elijah’s opportunity to return after being […]
