by cbaker | May 18, 2021 | Pastor's Pondering
After months of staying home and limiting our exposure to others, wearing masks and practicing social distancing, we are nearing the end of the covid 19 pandemic. With infections rates going down and vaccinations rates going up, Gov. Larry Hogan has lifted many of the...
by cbaker | May 12, 2021 | Midweek Hymn Devotional
INVITATION and READING “At His Ascension our Lord entered Heaven, and He keeps the door open for humanity to enter.” (Oswald Chambers) Matthew 28: 16-20 16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them. 17 And...
by cbaker | May 11, 2021 | Pastor's Pondering
This week’s thoughts came as I was cleaning out some old files. Still worth considering today. When you see geese flying in a “V” formation, you might be interested in knowing that science has discovered why they fly that way. Research has revealed that as each bird...
by cbaker | May 5, 2021 | Midweek Hymn Devotional
INVOCATION and READING As the weak realize their strength; as the poor eat and are satisfied, God’s love abides in us. As the stranger finds a friend; as the family offers forgiveness, God’s love abides in us. As the ends of the earth know of Christ’s grace, God’s...
by cbaker | May 4, 2021 | Pastor's Pondering
There are lots of changes ahead for this congregation. What I want to talk about particularly this week is the changes that will take place when Pastor Shannon Sullivan leaves this congregation to serve another. We will be recognizing her and offering appropriate...
by cbaker | Apr 30, 2021 | Newsletters
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by cbaker | Apr 28, 2021 | Midweek Hymn Devotional
ACCLAMATION and READING A new creation comes to life and grows as Christ’s new body takes on flesh and blood. The universe, restored and whole, will sing: Alleluia! (UMH #610, st. 3) Romans 6: 3-11 3 Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into...
by cbaker | Apr 27, 2021 | Pastor's Pondering
One of the things that I most appreciate about the church in general is that it is a place where we find lots of different people coming together. There are senior adults and infants, toddlers and teenagers, middle agers and middle schoolers that are found in most...
by cbaker | Apr 21, 2021 | Midweek Hymn Devotional
INVOCATION and READING Holy Spirit, Truth divine, dawn upon this soul of mine. Voice of God, and inward Light, wake my spirit, clear my sight. Samuel Longfellow Acts 1: 1-5 1 In my former book, Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach 2...
by cbaker | Apr 20, 2021 | Pastor's Pondering
This week, closing arguments have been made, and the jury began deliberations in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin. It has been a year since the death of George Floyd was captured on video and widely shared on social media. For many in this...
