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From the Pastor's Pen

The Altar of Our God

Then I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy, and I will praise you with the lyre, O God, my God." Psalm 43:4 Someone once...

Easter life - Easter Living!

But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive...

Holy Week-Holy Life!

We are coming to the close of the Lenten season and now approach Holy Week. We begin journeying with Jesus into the city on Palm Sunday....

Our Savior speaks!

We enter the season of Lent. As we gather we will explore the seven last words (or statements) of the Savior from the cross during our...

Work in progress!

“Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.”...

Anticipating-Celebrating!

We prepare for a season of giving and of gifts. Yet, with all of the busyness in preparation it seems to me that it is the personal...

It's Still All About Jesus

“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” - Hebrews 13:8 Have you ever asked yourself why we are a church? Why do we...

Eternal Light

“You shall command the people of Israel that they bring to you pure beaten olive oil for the light, that a lamp may regularly be set up...

Holy Moment

And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people, for he wasabove all the people, and as he opened it all the people stood. And...

Sharing Together!

I speak as to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say. The cup of blessing that webless, is it not a participation in the blood...

Greater Grace!

"But he gives more grace.” James 4:6 Why worship? It is a good question for God’s people. The analogy to food and nourishment is helpful...

White as snow!

Come now, let us reason together, says the Lord: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red...