Notes From the Pastor
Expectations
We all have expectations; a sense of what should be or what is to come. This week my mother is having back surgery. I expect that the surgeon had a formative education, that he knows what he is doing. I expect that my mom will be ok, that her surgery will go well and that […]
Continue ReadingA God of Hope
This picture was taken 4 years ago this week in eastern Ohio. It was early on a Wednesday morning at a little Panera restaurant. I don’t remember what I ate. I wasn’t really hungry. I am sure I had a cup of coffee or two; half dark roast, half hazelnut, because that is my Panera staple. If I […]
Continue ReadingA Thanksgiving Benediction
Go unto all the earth and be thankful Give thanks to the Lord for He is good He has done great things for us Give Thanks Go unto all the earth and be love Give thanks to the Lord for He is love His faithful love has no end Give Thanks Go unto all the […]
Continue Reading150 Songs
Have you ever been in the car when that song came on? You know which one. The one that you know by heart; the one that takes you back to a that place in time you remember so well. It is almost like you can smell the air, see the surroundings. Every time I hear “Unforgettable” I go back to […]
Continue ReadingPrayer
This morning I read from Streams in the Desert. It was a beautiful reminder for me. I pray it will be the same for you. “In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. And he […]
Continue ReadingPeace
I was sitting in my parents car, directly outside the doors of Blue Ridge Funeral home the first time I truly experienced it. I had convinced myself that I was not going to make it through my sister’s wake. I was terrified, terrified to see her like that. I played over and over in mind […]
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