by cbaker | Apr 16, 2024 | Pastor's Pondering
From time to time, I am asked to do some work on behalf of other congregations in the Baltimore-Washington Conference. Recently, I was asked to be part of a study team to examine the current health and ministry of the United Methodist Church elsewhere in Frederick...
by cbaker | Apr 9, 2024 | Pastor's Pondering
During the season of Lent, we had a weekly study of the various parts of Holy Week using a book by Amy-Jill Levine called Entering the Passion of Jesus. We did not get a chance to discuss the last chapter which focused on Jesus in Gethsemane just prior to his arrest....
by cbaker | Apr 3, 2024 | Pastor's Pondering
Happy Easter to all. Check out the new photo gallery from our Easter Celebration and Easter Sunday. The Pastors Pondering will return April 9.
by cbaker | Mar 26, 2024 | Pastor's Pondering
These are some full and exciting days! On Sunday, we celebrated the start of Holy Week. We remembered the way in which an excited and joyful crowd welcomed Jesus into the ancient city of Jerusalem. We were reminded that all too soon, the people would turn against...
by cbaker | Mar 19, 2024 | Pastor's Pondering
WE CARE. That’s the name of the group that offers a meal after a memorial service or funeral. When a family is in grief and busy with all the things that need to be done after the loss of a loved one, this time for sharing food and memories and being with one another...
by cbaker | Mar 12, 2024 | Pastor's Pondering
During this season of Lent, I have been using the book Freeing Jesus, by Diana Butler Bass as a starting point with my Sunday messages. In the book, she lays out seven different ways of experiencing Jesus. We’ve looked at Jesus as a friend, teacher, savior, and...
