by cbaker | Sep 21, 2021 | Pastor's Pondering
While clearing out some space in my garage a while back, I came across a box of books that included a title I read back in seminary, Moral Man and Immoral Society, by Reinhold Niebuhr. Although this book was written ninety years ago, it seems to speak of something...
by cbaker | Sep 14, 2021 | Pastor's Pondering
One of the most delightful things to watch on television lately has been Ted Lasso. It’s a show on Apple Plus TV so it does require a subscription to watch (ugh), but it is a delightful, positive and enjoyable show about an American Football coach that ends up...
by cbaker | Aug 31, 2021 | Pastor's Pondering
Diana Butler Bass she writes a daily blog called “The Cottage”. On July 8, she wrote about and about some remarkable findings that came out of a study completed by Public Religion Research Institute called The American Religious Landscape in 2020. The study shows that...
by cbaker | Aug 24, 2021 | Pastor's Pondering
For at least for the last six summers, Calvary Church has had one worship service at 10:00 AM for the summer months and then two services for the remainder of the year. With the challenges of returning to in-person worship services during a pandemic, it made sense for...
by cbaker | Aug 10, 2021 | Pastor's Pondering
SELF- CONTROL In his letter to the Galatians, the apostle Paul writes, “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness & self-control.” (5:22) The last of these qualities is SELF-CONTROL....
by cbaker | Aug 3, 2021 | Pastor's Pondering
In his letter to the Galatians, the apostle Paul writes, “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness & self-control.” (5:22) What is “gentleness?” The Greek word Paul used here is...
