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...
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...
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