by Blog Admin | Apr 13, 2017 | Devotion
At times I make the mistake of seeing those in need as somehow less than or as “others.” I can acknowledge my place of privilege and, in that privilege, it can be easy to offer help to the poor or to the oppressed out of pity. During this Easter season, I have been...
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...
by Blog Admin | Aug 24, 2016 | Devotion
“The wolf will romp with the lamb, the leopard sleep with the kid. Calf and lion will eat from the same trough, and a little child will tend them. Cow and bear will graze the same pasture, their calves and cubs grow up together, and the lion eat straw like the ox. The...
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 Nick Lordi | Aug 1, 2016 | Devotion
Jesus, united with the Father and the Holy Spirit, Give us your compassion for those in prison. Mend in mercy the broken in mind and memory. Soften the hard of heart, the captives of anger. Free the innocent; parole the trustworthy. Awaken the repentance that...
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