by cbaker | May 6, 2025 | Pastor's Pondering
Religion provides what sociologists call the “three B’s”: belief, belonging, and behavior. It offers beliefs that supply answers to the tough questions of life. It gives people a place they feel they belong, a community where they are known. And it tells them how to...
by cbaker | Apr 30, 2025 | Newsletters
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by cbaker | Apr 28, 2025 | Pastor's Pondering
Here is a message from our Bishop regarding the new structure for the Baltimore Washington Conference: Beloved of God, Grace and peace to you in the name of our Risen Savior, Jesus the Christ. It is with great excitement and joy that I share the new structure of the...
by cbaker | Apr 22, 2025 | Pastor's Pondering
Sometimes I have things that I hope to include in the sermon that don’t make the final cut. Sunday, I had hoped to share more about the women who were the first to believe in the resurrection. I didn’t get to share this in the Easter service, but I get to share it...
by cbaker | Apr 15, 2025 | Pastor's Pondering
There is a long way between Palm Sunday adulation and Easter Sunday resurrection. We’d like to skip over the hard part, but it’s there. For Jesus, this included betrayal by one in his inner circle, denial by another, and abandonment from the rest. It included arrest...
