“That ye may know.” These words from 1 John 5:13 were refreshed in my mind this week, and what a blessing they are! I don’t have to wonder. Don’t have to guess. Don’t have to wishfully hope. I can know that I have eternal life. Indeed, it’s a humbling truth, because that assurance has nothing…
The COVID-19 news continues to swirl around us. Openings, closings, guidelines, expert advice (often contradicting), and still a lot of confusion. So much so that other things are being blown aside and barely mentioned. Now I’m not saying that we don’t need to stay informed concerning the coronavirus; we do. But not to the point…
God inspired it, and King David wrote it. It’s a song of joy that would be sung by God’s people on their journey for feast times in Jerusalem. It was a song of rejoicing, unity, and worship. And honestly, it’s something we can embrace today as the Church. “I was glad when they said unto…
These last couple of months around here have been something. In a sense, it seems like forever ago things started shutting down, and in another way it seems like yesterday. Anyone else feel that way? By the time we begin having services here again on May 17, it will have been 8 Sundays and 9…
This week’s Pastor’s Heart was really written 147 years ago. What do I mean? Well, it’s my favorite hymn, written back in 1873; I’ve meditated on it all week, and what a blessing it’s been: “When peace like a river attendeth my way; When sorrows like sea billows roll; Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught…