by Blog Admin | May 4, 2017 | Pastor's Blog
While Christian saints found spirituality in isolation, forced isolation, or solitary confinement, is torture. The world is a pretty distracting place, isn’t it? All the commotion of everyday life can make it extremely hard to quiet your mind and meditate on God....
by Blog Admin | Mar 31, 2017 | Pastor's Blog
The biblical narrative of Joseph highlights the failings of a “justice” system that are still present today. Starting in Genesis 39, there is a story about a guy named Joseph. He was his father’s favorite child, and because most of the fathers in the Bible...
by Blog Admin | Jan 16, 2017 | Pastor's Blog
Berks County. The parking lots are always busy around the Berkshire Mall just west of Reading. Strip malls, shopping plazas, hotels, and restaurants, as far as the eye can see. If the religion of materialism had a god, surely it would live in this neighborhood. I’ve...
by Blog Admin | Dec 21, 2016 | Pastor's Blog
Pastoral confession time. I hate 99% of nativity sets. I hate how white everyone is. I hate how Mary never has blood on her white clothing and her hair is perfectly made. I hate how composed (and old) Joseph is. I hate that the shepherds look like they took a shower...
by Blog Admin | Nov 22, 2016 | Devotion, Pastor's Blog
The Apostle Paul had a knack for making powerful people very angry; an unfortunate hobby that often resulted in a lot of quiet time in dingy Roman prisons. His Roman citizenship afforded him a fair trial and a monthly portion of grain to live on, which is more than...
by Blog Admin | Oct 18, 2016 | Pastor's Blog
Growing up, my dad always kept a little plaster Ten Commandments on the windowsill above the kitchen sink. It was far less impressive than the stone tablets that Moses brought down from Mt. Sinai, but their message was no less intimidating. “Don’t do bad things or...
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