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Pastors Pondering

Surprising (and somewhat troubling) words in the New Testament  (part 2) Last week, I lifted up a couple of the surprising things that Jesus says in the Gospel. When you take time to read the New Testament beyond the Gospel, you will find still more rather shocking...

Pastors Pondering

Surprising (and somewhat troubling) words in the New Testament  (part 1)   When you take time to read the gospels, you will find some rather shocking things that Jesus had to say. He challenges us to live by an altogether different standard. It’s not at all...

Pastors Pondering

This week, I am filling church folk in on issues in our buildings. Last Sunday was a bit warm in the building. Sometime late on Saturday (it always blows on a Saturday), a fuse on an exterior transformer blew. Potomac Edison was able to replace it by 10 a.m. on Sunday...

Pastors Pondering

This month I am taking some time to look at several episodes in the life of Simon Peter. Simon Peter was among the to be called as a disciple. At times he showed genuine faith and at other moments he faltered terribly. By looking at some of the episodes in Gospels, we...