It’s been a while since I started the project of describing the scenes in the eight stained-glass windows along the sanctuary aisles. The last window to mention is the one closest to the lectern up front. It shows Jesus standing at the bedside of a child with one hand...

Midweek Hymn Devotional

June 2, 2021 INVITATION and READING Come, find peace in God’s holy word. Come, find love in the grace of Jesus. Come, find purpose in the Holy Spirit within you. Romans 14: 13-19 13 Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never...

Midweek Hymn Devotional

INVOCATION and READING Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty! Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee. Holy, Holy, Holy! Merciful and mighty! God in three persons, blessed Trinity! (“Holy, Holy, Holy” st.1)   Revelation 4: 8-11 8 Each of the four living...

Pastors Pondering

Back in a previous sermon a couple of years back, I shared the story about Kate Bowler, author of Everything Happens for a Reason and Other Lies I’ve Loved. She landed her dream job and had a wonderful family when she was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer and had to...