From the Pastor Bearing One Another’s Burdens(Galatians 6:2a; Philippians 2:4; 1 Thessalonians 5:11) Many years ago, when I traveled to Europe for the first time (before Juli and I were married), I heard and read about all kinds of horrible things happening to unwary foreigners there...
From the Pastor Open Up Your Eyes to the Easter Surprise(Mark 16:6-7; Ephesians 2:4-5) It is Holy Week as I put the finishing touches on this newsletter article for April. It is not yet Easter… but considering the month ahead it is hard NOT to think about that season of the church year...
From the Pastor Is Sacrifice “Necessary”?(Hebrews 10:18/Romans 12:1/2 Cor. 9:7-8) There’s a question I used to ask those who were relatively new to the Christian faith, to test their understanding of Christian doctrine. (I no longer ask the question; it’s a sort of...
From the Pastor Under-Shepherds and the Good Shepherd Something we pastors don’t talk about very much is… well… what it means to be a pastor! The word “pastor” comes from the Latin word for “shepherd.” In the Scriptures, concrete images —not...
From the Pastor Renewing Light “Behold, I am making all things new!” (Revelation 21:5) Thus, speaks the One who is seated on His throne in heaven. The words are spoken at the End Time Final Judgement…as the new heaven and new earth is presented in answer to the old heaven...
