From the Pastor… Look Up! I try to avoid looking forward or backward, and try to keep looking upward. — Charlotte Bronte There are two big mistakes to be made in life… always looking back to the past… and always looking ahead to the future. It’s so easy to...
From the Pastor… What About Rudeness? Rudeness is a weak imitation of strength. – Eric Hoffer I’d have to say that I encounter very little rudeness day-to-day. Most folks I meet are polite and courteous. I guess that’s why we notice rudeness when we see it and why...
From the Pastor… Avoiding or Engaging? You cannot find peace by avoiding life. — Virginia Woolf Have you ever been tempted to just get away from it all? You know, live somewhere far away from anyone and everyone, completely disconnected from problems and worries? That’s what hermits and recluses do;...
From the Pastor… Puzzled? Disoriented? I’m really thankful for every experience I’ve had, even the ones that were puzzling or disorienting, because they taught me so much. — Tavi Gevinson Have you ever been puzzled? Disoriented? Sure, you have. No one goes through life fully understanding what is happening...
From the Pastor… Why I Hunt Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean. — John Muir Muir describes what I experience hunting. Getting in a tree stand for even...
From the Pastor… Your 2019 Spirit? Human spirit is the ability to face the uncertainty of the future with curiosity and optimism. It is the belief that problems can be solved, differences resolved. It is a type of confidence. And it is fragile. It can be blackened by fear and...
Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, ‘It will be happier.’ — Alfred Lord Tennyson We usually enter a new year feeling that we have a fresh start. Resolutions are made to improve our lives one way or another. There is a sense of starting over....
From the Pastor Not There Yet The Christian is not one who has gone all the way with Christ. None of us has. The Christian is one who has found the right road. — Charles L. Allen At Christmas we are reminded that Jesus came to save us from sin…...
Disruptions! Without disruptions in life, where would we be? — Sarah Gadon Sunday’s deep snow certainly disrupted the plans of people in our area. Airline flights were cancelled, road trips were impractical, stores had to close, gatherings were postponed, and schools were closed Monday and Tuesday. The snow certainly...
The Book The key thing about a book is that you lose yourself in the author’s world. — Jeff Bezos Who wrote the Bible? Many authors over the course of many centuries, yes, but the real author is GOD. From the creation stories of Genesis to the stirring...
