One of my favorite holiday movies is “Home Alone” with Macauley Culkin as seven-year-old Kevin, theyoungest in his family. The plot involves the family going to Paris for Christmas. Somehow, Kevingets left at home alone. In all the rush, Kevin’s…
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FROM THE PASTOR’S HEARTTHANKSGIVING FOR A LIFE SET APARTNovember is my favorite Autumn month. Thinking about Autumn, I came across the story of the varied career of novelist, Charles McCarry. In addition to being the author of THE TEARS OF…
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FROM THE PASTOR’S HEARTSUBMERGED FOR A PURPOSEEric Sloane is well known for his books on early American life. In his book, A Reverence for Wood, he tells about the use of cedar shingles and how they were obtained in the…
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THREE P’S FOR MINISTRYAs I write this column for our newsletter, I am constantly accosted by the latest news on the upward numbers in the Covid-19—Delta Variant battle. What is to be our response? I am so grateful that we…
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FROM THE PASTOR’S HEARTLOOKING FORWARD AND BEYOND August is one of my favorite months. It is the month that tells me that summer will soon begin it’s exit as it moves toward fall (well maybe). It is also the month…
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NO DOG DAYS FOR ME!July is often called the beginning of the “dog days of summer” when summer’s hot sultry weather begins. Named after the victorious Roman General, Julius Caesar, it is traditionally the hottest month of the year in…
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TIME TO CELEBRATE? As you read this, many of you will have celebrated with us at our Memorial Day Service. We will have had opportunity to remember those who went before us and made our freedom secure. We will also…
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MAY: A MONTH OF REMEMBRANCE The month of May is a special month. First it is the month in which we honor our mothers with a special day of remembrance and celebration. I like what Winston Churchill once said about…
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APRIL AND NEW HOPEHere we are in April. It has been just a little over a year now since Covid-19 entered into our language. As I write this, Diane and I want you to know that we are well and…
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A BETTER DAY IS COMINGWell here we are in March of 2021. A year ago we entered into this whole Covid-19 affair. In the beginning we called it Corona Virus but then medical experts told us that Covid-19 was the…
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