Category: Pastor Cheryl’s Blog

During the month of November, I like a read one of the many thanksgiving Proclamations from one of our presidents. Today I will be reading from President Harry Truman, and it is written right after Roosevelt’s Death and the end of World War Two. In this proclamation President Truman not…

The scripture has much to say about His love for us. In Psalm 56:8, the Psalmist says “You have kept count of my troubles; you have put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book?” Other scriptures tell us that God has numbered the hairs on our…

I love that we set aside a day each year to thank God for His gifts. It is a beautiful sentiment that serves a very practical purpose. It is a lot easier to dwell on negative things as opposed to blessings because negative things annoy us and we may just…

I am always amazed at Christians who live their lives in the gentleness of Christ. I want to share with you a story I read this week about woman who lived her life graciously, her name was Oseola McCarty. I think her life teaches us about how to live with…

I have two coins on my desk that I keep close to my keyboard so I can look at them while I prepare my sermon each week. These coins are called “Widow’s Mites.” Although they were originally called just a “mite”, both secular and Christian scholars alike call them “Widow’s…

Our society seems to enjoy marketing off our fears. Our media is populated by talking heads that are warning us against disaster at every turn. The same was true in Jesus’s day. Yet Jesus desired that His church know His peace in the middle of life’s storms. Listen to my…

This month is stewardship. Stewardship month is an opportunity to us to ponder how we can use the resources that God has given us for His kingdom. So, at each Sunday service we will emphasizing different ministries in our church and talking about how we are using God’s resources to…

I love God’s promises. But unfortunately, they are often misquoted or the context in which they were written are ignored, often leading to misleading people causing them discouragement when they think the scriptures haven’t come true. Today I was thinking of the scripture “He will keep you in perfect peace.”…

This last Sunday, we talked about the hope that was the anchor of souls that is found in Hebrews 6:18 and I pointed out that anchor is only as firm and sturdy as the rock that it attaches itself to. I pointed out that hope is our anchor, but it…

When I was a child, I was taught to read my bible every day, and I am glad for that discipline in my life. But sometimes this habit can become routine, and I can become callous to the Word of God. I have five questions I ask myself to guard…