Happy Thanksgiving We have a rich tradition of thanksgiving in the United States that started with the first permanent settlement by Europeans in New England. Pilgrims (separatists from the Church of England) immigrated seeking a more abundant life along with…
How Do We Know God’s Will? What we read in the Bible is not just a historical record, but also of how God works in people’s lives. We begin here with the age-old account of Jacob. As a young man,…
The Great I Am Over the last weeks, I found myself confused by reports in the media. Through the middle and end of 2020, I had been discouraged by violence in the streets in many cities, that was allowed by…
An Outlook for the New Year 2020 was a year of unexpected events that touched our lives in ways we couldn’t have imagined. The global corona-virus pandemic closed down the economy and has separated people and disrupted our way of…
Thanksgiving We are often caught up in the routine of our lives and barely notice the changes happening in the world around us. Then, one day we notice the Geese migrating, the color is changing on the trees, the summer…
Halloween in Our Culture In our culture, Halloween has become a time for people to dress up, attend parties, or ask friends and neighbors for treats. This highly commercialized time focuses on haunted houses, telling scary stories, and horror films.…
How can you hold on to hope with all of the following contrary events happening? There are shootings, protest in the streets, fires in the west, hurricanes in the South, coronavirus and the coming flu season etc. Also, there are…
We are so fortunate to have the Bible available, and sometimes, forget the people we read about were recording the power of God as it was demonstrated in their lives. The New Testament was written in the years following the…
The coronavirus has shaken the world. Virtually everyone has felt the effects of quarantine and uncertainty concerning the future. This should have been a time for us to get closer to God and take the necessary steps for our safety…
Happy Easter During this season we are passing through a global period of illness that has prevented us from joining together with others as is our tradition for Easter. While many are under quarantine, houses of worship are not meeting…
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day Each month has its own special days, holidays, birthdays, anniversaries and events that we want to commemorate or celebrate. This month – March – is a month when we remember the life of a man that…
Happy Valentines Day February is traditionally the month for Valentines. This custom of sending a note to your “Valentine” adorned with a red heart, a personal poem, an inscription that declares your love, grew in popularity in England and France…
The Bible 2020 Initiative The “Bible 2020 is a global movement” to encourage “Everyone, Everywhere” to read “God’s Word aloud across the world”. Whether you are reading this on January 1, 2020, or sometime later, get connected at: https://bible2020.org/ and…
Happy New Year At the beginning of a new year, it is natural to evaluate what happened over the last year. Have we accomplished what we had hoped? My Pastor asked, “What did you learn in 2019?” which naturally leads…
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