by Office | Dec 17, 2020 | Clergy Corner
A New Year: Opportunities Abound The seasons of Advent and Christmas are my favorite times in our Church calendar. That remains true despite the differences the pandemic has brought to our observance and celebration of these times this year. For me, someone...
by Office | Dec 10, 2020 | Clergy Corner
John the Baptist plays a prominent role in our lectionary during Advent. He appears in all three years of the Sunday cycle of Scripture readings on the second and third Sundays of Advent. He is the penultimate bearer of good news. He is a powerful prophet and preacher...
by Office | Dec 3, 2020 | Clergy Corner
I try to teach my kids to say “Thank you” whenever it is appropriate to do so and for the most part they do. Laurie and I may have over done it with our youngest because even when we find ourselves scolding him or trying to correct his behavior he’ll still at times...
by Office | Dec 2, 2020 | As Grain Once Scattered, Clergy Corner
I grew up hunting in Pennsylvania with my uncles and my grandfather. We hunted for deer and turkey which is another way of saying we hunted most of the year. The picture is of the deer stand that my brother and I would use on those cold mornings on the land my...