Duration or Donation

From the Pastor…              Duration or Donation? The measure of life is not its duration, but its donation. — Peter Marshall Do you want to live a long time?  Who doesn’t? Sure, a few people here and there don’t care about living a long, but most of us want to maximize...

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The Great Priority

From the Pastor… The Great Priority     For the longest time, I have begun my workday by updating my Do List. There is often a full-page of tasks to accomplish. Once the list is printed, my next job is to decide which tasks are immediate and most important. The...

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Children & Youth Ministry Update

From the Associate Pastor…    Children & Youth Ministry Update   Across America, everyone has been challenged by the COVID-19 virus and the church is no exception. With the help of a network of youth and children’s ministers working together, we have used email, Zoom-Facetime, social media, and snail-mail as a gift to...

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A Garden of Suffering

From the Pastor… A Garden of Suffering   According to Morgan Cutolo in an article “The 15 Most Bizarre Perks of the Royal Family”: when the current queen of England, Queen Elizabeth II dies, the people of Britain are banned from being funny on public television.  The BBC isn’t allowed...

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Control Issues

From the Pastor…                  Control Issues   But the threat of a pandemic is different from that of a nerve agent, in that a disease can spread uncontrollably, long after the first carrier has succumbed. — Hannah Fry I haven’t felt compelled to offer you a lot of comments about the...

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What is Truth?

From the Pastor…      What is the Truth?   In fact, men will fight for a superstition quite as quickly as for a living truth – often more so, since a superstition is so intangible you cannot get at it to refute it, but truth is a point of view, and...

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Did You See That?

From the Pastor…       Did You See That?   Whether you’re trying to learn in hockey or trying to learn in life, I’ve always tried to be observant and tried to learn more, tried to evolve, whether it’s as a hockey player or as a person. With each year, I...

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Should We Panic?

From the Pastor…        Should We Panic?   Panic causes tunnel vision. Calm acceptance of danger allows us to more easily assess the situation and see the options. — Simon Sinek   You can’t miss all the news being generated about the corona-virus, can you?  It’s the first feature of all...

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Spontaneous, Rigid, or Flexible?

From the Pastor…        Spontaneous, Rigid, or Flexible?   Spontaneity, the hallmark of childhood, is well worth cultivating to counteract the rigidity that may otherwise set in as we grow older. — Gail Sheehy So where would you fall on the spontaneity to rigidity spectrum?  Are you the type who is...

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Principled Voting

From the Pastor…     Principled Voting   Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost. — John Quincy Adams Every four years, the political noise surrounding the U.S. presidential campaign is deafening.  I’m sure the media...

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