by Blog Admin | Aug 16, 2016 | Pastor's Blog
When I was a kid, I loved bugs. Worms, spiders, crickets, caterpillars, or whatever I could find under the rocks in my backyard. I was fearless, picking up every little creature that I could find until one day I encountered the biggest grasshopper I’d ever seen. It...
by Blog Admin | Jul 18, 2016 | Pastor's Blog
I was walking home from work the other day and, like 9.5 million other people, decided to catch some Pokemon along the way. As soon as I loaded up the app, I was greeted by a little Venonat who was just standing on the sidewalk in front of our church. Without the app,...
by Blog Admin | Jun 13, 2016 | Pastor's Blog
I’ve never really cared for the traditional tourist destinations in Philly. Maybe it just brings back awkward memories of class trips, but honestly, it’s just a broken bell. It’s not that special. So whenever friends would come to visit me in the city, the first place...
by Blog Admin | May 18, 2016 | Pastor's Blog
This might come across as somewhat macabre, but I love being given the opportunity to officiate funeral services. It is one of the greatest honors to be included in a ceremony that marks a person’s transition to their new life and to remember the life that they lived....
by Blog Admin | Apr 18, 2016 | Pastor's Blog
One day, a very long time ago, Jesus and his friends were walking down the street when they came across a blind man, and they asked him the same question that we always ask when we see someone suffering,“Whose fault is this? Is he responsible for his own misfortune or...
by Blog Admin | Mar 21, 2016 | Pastor's Blog
Before I became a pastor, I worked as a math tutor at Furness High School in South Philly. All of my students had failed math at some level, and most of them hated every minute of our time together. I had this naive hope that I could inspire these kids to greatness...
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