by cbaker | Jan 5, 2021 | Pastor's Pondering
Have you ever stopped to wonder why it is that we read the Bible? Scripture doesn’t tells us how to make decisions or how to make a living. It won’t help you find a parking place or tell you who will win a football game. And yet, we read the Bible with the...
by cbaker | Dec 30, 2020 | Newsletters
January 2021
by cbaker | Dec 30, 2020 | Midweek Hymn Devotional
INVITATION and READING What can I give Him, Poor as I am? If I were a Shepherd I would bring a lamb; If I were a Wise Man I would do my part, Yet what I can I give Him, Give my heart. (In the Bleak Midwinter, st. 6) John 1: 1-5, 14 1 In the beginning was the Word,...
by cbaker | Dec 29, 2020 | Pastor's Pondering
Usually, the week between Christmas and New Year’s is a great time for preachers to catch their breath. After the big push to Christmas, there is a few days when things slow down. It’s a time for looking at “The Best of …” lists for best books, movies, tv shows and...
by cbaker | Dec 23, 2020 | Pastor's Pondering
Light is tied to the Christmas story in several ways: The Gospel of John points to Jesus Christ as the Light of the world “The True light that illumines everyone” John 1:9 There is the account of shepherds who were keeping watch over the flocks by night when an angel...
