I just want to take a moment to remind you of a couple of things.  There is one more Sunday to give to the annual Thanksgiving Offering.  That is this Sunday, November 24.  This offering is divided equally between John 3:16 Mission and Meals on Wheels to help meet the needs of our neighbors during the holiday season.  Both these organizations are worthy of our support.  They are there, week in and...  Read More

Boy, I’m glad it’s over.  We voted, we have a new president elect, it is time to move on.  What now?  As the people of God we vote our conscience, we vote our Christian convictions, but I want to remind you, don’t put your trust in any man.  To quote the Russian writer, Ivan Tugenev, I do not know what the heart of a bad man is like.  But I do the what the heart of a good man is like.  And it is t...  Read More

Election day is tomorrow.  I hope that you take your voting privilege as a sacred responsibility.  We are blessed to live in a country that, despite its failings, is a government of the people, by the people and for the people.  We are a representative republic and your vote matters.  So, go to the polls.  Cast your ballot, vote your conscience, let your voice be heard but don’t neglect your great...  Read More

I don’t know about you but I’m going to be so happy when this election cycle is over!  I’m so tired of political adds, emails, news stories with their hype, hyperbole and misinformation.  By the way, the hype and misinformation are not one-sided.  It’s coming from both parties.  I’m tired of the rancor and vitriol.  If I’m to believe what I’m hearing, our democracy is doomed whoever wins.  Both si...  Read More

It was one of my favorite things in the old “Red Green Show” on PBS.  As the men gathered for their lodge meeting, they repeated their oath, “I’m a man.  I can change, if I have to, I guess.”  What is it about our reluctance to admit we are wrong?  This is not a new development.  When God came calling in the Garden of Eden and Adam was confronted about his sin, his response was, “It’s this woman…t...  Read More

Joshua and the people of Israel were on the outskirts of Jericho.  Israel had crossed the Jordan in miraculous fashion and war was just hours away.  Just ahead of the encamped Israelites towered the great city of Jericho.  Most of the Israelites had never seen a walled city.  Joshua was restless.  I’m sure he would have loved to have talked to Moses, but Moses was dead.  The mantle of leadership n...  Read More