“We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.” (NLT) “In their hearts humans plan their course, but the LORD establishes their steps.” (NIV) “People do their best making plans for their lives, but the Eternal guides each step.” (The Voice) When I was a teenager, I...
“The unexpected and the rejected bring you Christmas.” Advent has begun, and Christmas is on the horizon. This season we embrace the longing, the groaning, the waiting, and the hope of Christ’s entrance into time and space. Jesus’ birth came during a time of uncertainty. There was a census being...
In a world of #blessed and farmhouse signs, what does it really mean to be blessed? Even more so, what does it mean to be grateful? Every November, as the holiday season approaches, comes the exhausting emphasis on being thankful. It seems like everything from the news, conversations, and the...
3 years! I have been serving as your pastor for the past 3 years. It has been a joy (pun intended). As I reflect on who I was and who the church was when I started, I can confidently say that we have made progress together (aging like fine...
As the weather is expected to change in the upcoming month, it would be natural for us to think about how we have changed this year. The seasonal shift can serve as a visual illustration of our inward changes. In our reflections, I have no doubt that we will find...
