As we read Psalm 138 in worship yesterday, I could not help but notice our call to lift praises to God and to trust. The psalmist doesn’t say anything about it being easy; in fact it names our walking in the midst of trouble. However, through the trouble, the psalmist...
Just yesterday, God’s Word hit me between the eyes. Some of you all have heard me say, that we need to be careful when we say a particular text is a familiar one, before we read it, because our mind can go to the end without hearing it fresh each time. In worship...
Several years ago, when my daughters, who are now ages 15-20, were still just toddlers, I joined a bible study group at FPC for moms with young children. It was led by Dolly who was a mom of young children herself at the time. Over the years, some people left and new...
The header on no less than twelve shelves in the chain bookstore read: “Self-Transformation.” Intrigued, I scanned the sub-headers that ranged from witchcraft to manifestation. There was a section on chakras and another on astrology. These shelves were distinct from...
It is wonderful to be part of an active church that engages the community in outreach. Throughout Scripture we are told what we have been called to do. One of the most familiar passages comes from the prophet Micah: God has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what...
What a week: For the first time in decades the Congress of the United States passed bipartisan legislation on gun control and after half a century the Supreme Court of the United States struck down Roe V Wade. The former not getting much attention given the magnitude...
Before you email me and say, “I’m a week off” I fully understand that Father’s Day was yesterday. But I am reflecting on Father’s Day for many reasons. I often think that life, at least for me, has that rearview mirror so we can take a long look back and see the hand...
In the church I served in during my YAV (PCUSA Young Adult Volunteer) year, we were a body of, mostly older, Scottish folks but also of folks gathered from around the world. Each week as we would pray the Lord’s Prayer together in worship we were invited to pray in...
As I write this message the headlines blare with yet another mass shooting, this one at a medical facility in Tulsa. Even as we grieve Buffalo, Laguna Woods, and Uvalde, we are forced to reckon with Tulsa. I find myself overwhelmed and at a loss for words, unsure of...
Sweet Summertime is here! The kids are out of school, and we can finally take a breath, clear our calendars, and relax, right?? Well, that’s what I was thinking until, while scrolling through social media last week, I saw an article titled “How to Keep Your Kids Busy...
