by cbaker | Sep 10, 2024 | Pastor's Pondering
The “Grand Reopening” of the New Nursery will be on Sunday, September 22! Special thanks to Fred Schumacher for his diligent efforts and ongoing optimism in coordinating all of the contractors who worked on this project and in managing the many obstacles...
by cbaker | Aug 20, 2024 | Pastor's Pondering
I had coffee with an acquaintance last week. We were both interested in learning more about each other. It turns out we had overlapped a bit at the same high school years ago and had some friends in common. It was a good conversation. We didn’t talk about what...
by cbaker | Aug 13, 2024 | Pastor's Pondering
Today we held a memorial service for Eleanor Bowersox, a longtime member of Calvary United Methodist Church. We heard remembrances of her life, and we were reminded once again of God’s steadfast love that is available not only in this life but in the life that is to...
by cbaker | Aug 8, 2024 | Pastor's Pondering
Here is a prayer that was written by a friend and colleague, Rev. Ginger Gaines Cirelli, the Lead Pastor of Foundry United Methodist Church in Washington, DC. God who is beyond politics and nations, Christ who transcends the power of violence, Holy Spirit who animates...
by cbaker | Jul 29, 2024 | Pastor's Pondering
Surprising (and somewhat troubling) words in the New Testament (part 2) Last week, I lifted up a couple of the surprising things that Jesus says in the Gospel. When you take time to read the New Testament beyond the Gospel, you will find still more rather shocking...
by cbaker | Jul 23, 2024 | Pastor's Pondering
Surprising (and somewhat troubling) words in the New Testament (part 1) When you take time to read the gospels, you will find some rather shocking things that Jesus had to say. He challenges us to live by an altogether different standard. It’s not at all...
