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Being in Boy Scouts was one of the greatest memories in my life. Even though most of the time (in the beginning) I was trying to convince...

My earliest memories are of being poor. My mom was divorced and we lived on welfare. My siblings and I were pushed around by the...

One of the many things that perplex me about Jesus is just how diverse his methods were when it came to healing miracles. You know what I...

The pews have been empty in our sanctuary for quite some time. It’s not an easy sight, especially on a Sunday morning, for this pastor to...

This week I would like to share with everyone a daily tradition I do every night. We call them “Gigs”. This acronym stands for God is...

Even the world knows that there is good and evil. Just look at movies. The entire series of Lord of The Rings is about Frodo taking an...

I have always enjoyed the story of the Three Little Pigs. You remember the story; one day Mrs. Pig tells her three sons, Pork, Chop and...

Can I confess something to you? I’ve spent this past week a little bummed out. This Memorial Day weekend was scheduled to be a vacation...

There’s a lot of fear and uncertainty in our world today. And it is times like these that (hopefully) people turn to their pastor to hear...

As my birthday rolled around I received many blessings by seeing or hearing from loved ones and friends. I remember thanking God for...

May 28, 2020 A song that I find relating to scripture a lot is, “Gotta Serve Somebody” by my man Bob Dylan. The line I think of most is,...

Sunday, May 24th our granddaughter, Joy would have been four years old, but we lost her when she was just three months old. A few months...

One of the disrupted routines in my life right now is my daily ritual of radio listening during my morning driving (I’ll be back soon,...

A common theme we see throughout scripture is the instruction to remember. Often when God worked in mighty ways in the Old Testament, His...

This past weekend my grandma and I went to visit my great uncles and spend time with them for Mother’s Day weekend. Sunday came along and...

Sometimes it is so hard to wait. It’s so hard to just sit there and wait for things to happen, both big and small. Waiting for an hour to...

In last week’s devotional, I talked about ecology: the study of living things and their interaction with each other and their environment...

My 2-year-old daughter had gone just ahead of me at the park. I could see her, but I wasn’t close enough to tell what had made her stop....

We have many traditions in the church, and they all carry important meaning and significance. One in particular, the sacrament of...