The Pastor’s Heart 2/10/2017
I have a friend who will often reply to the question, “How are you?” with this response: “Wide open.” I know what he means, and I’m sure you do too. …
The Pastor’s Heart 2/3/2017
It just keeps coming up this week. I can’t get away from it, so I decided to write about it. No, I’m not talking about the extensive media coverage of…
The Pastor’s Heart 1/27/2017
A few days ago I was reading an article in our local newspaper written by one of my wife’s coworkers who attended last Friday’s presidential inauguration. In the article he…
The Pastor’s Heart 1/20/2017
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that today is Inauguration Day for the 45th President of the United States. Why not take a moment and give thanks…
The Pastor’s Heart 1/13/2017
2017. 2017. 2017. Have you remembered to make that change these last couple of weeks when you’ve written the year on something? Keeping things current is important! If your watch…
The Pastor’s Heart 1/6/2017
It’s 2017, and I guess I ought to be wishing everyone a Happy New Year since this is the first “Pastor’s Heart” of the year. I do hope you have…
The Pastor’s Heart 12/29/2016
In looking over different quotes about the New Year for our bulletin this week, a verse from Psalm 65 was mentioned. It caught my eye and reminded me of a…
The Pastor’s Heart 12/16/2016
Has this ever happened to you? Someone says something, and you don’t give it much thought. Then, it keeps coming back to your mind; and the more it does, the…
The Pastor’s Heart 12/2/2016
Change is a constant. It can be for good or for worse, but it is always there. There’s something about the Christmas season that sometimes turns this time of year…
The Pastor’s Heart 11/18/2016
No ifs, ands, or buts about it. Just a because. As Paul closed his first letter to the Thessalonians, he gave a list of what I call rapid-fire exhortations to…