The Messenger- March 2020
Dear Ones, I write this on Mardi Gras….Shrove Tuesday….Fat Tuesday…..a day, in many parts of the country and the world of great revelry. Parties and parades and all sorts of excess rule this day that precedes the season of Lent. Laura and I were talking about how we miss the cultural observance of the liturgical seasons. She noted that, where she grew up, the school…
The Messenger- February 2020
On the last Sunday of January our New Testament Epistle reading was from Paul’s first letter to the church at Corinth. It’s always fascinating to read what Paul writes to these early communities of believers. Is he offering words of comfort, encouragement, and care? Or is he addressing a problem in the community that he has heard about? Is he writing to tell them that he…
The Messenger- January 2020
We recently came across the Annual Meeting packet from 1954-55. The theme for the meeting was “We Build for Tomorrow.” Pastor Nelson, in his letter to the not yet formed congregation, noted that their ministry was established on three “stones”: Faith – Prayer – Sacrifice. Much has changed since then! Average worship attendance was 168 in 1955. Average Sunday School…