Some churches do not observe the season of Lent, but we do. Lent is an observance commemorating the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert, according to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, before beginning his public ministry, during which he endured temptation by Satan. In this season we contemplate our mortality and […]
Many Christians, I think, misinterpret Lent and Ash Wednesday as a time to punish themselves for their sins. As a Christian minister, let me assure you that there is no need to punish yourself for your sins. Jesus paid that price on the cross. As Protestants we view Lent and Ash Wednesday through the eyes […]
So, have you felt it? Have you felt the ground shift beneath your feet? In these last few years in the pandemic, we’ve discovered that world that we felt was so stable could easily be destabilized by virus. And just as we thought we were coming out of the darkness of this pandemic we were […]
It’s the day after St. Valentine’s Day and the rose’s are wilted, the chocolate is half eaten but kindness remains. Kindness is a byproduct of love. Kindness is a great gift from God, but physicians also discovered that it is good for our health. One of the great reasons that Christians show kindness is because […]
One of the saddest fears that Christians experience is the fear that somehow their profession of faith isn’t enough. Many Christians speak of making a public profession of faith more than once out of fear that the first one didn’t take. Listen to Pastor Cheryl talk about our salvation’s security in the Grace of God. […]
Have you ever been in a conversation, and you were describing something that was very important to you and suddenly you forgot a word you wanted to use? You were at “a loss for words’ as people might say. The bible talks about when God’s people had forgotten about the Word that was inside of […]
C.S. Lewis Once said, ““It is a serious thing to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest most uninteresting person you can talk to may one day be a creature which, if you saw it now, you would be strongly tempted to worship, or else a horror and […]
We are finally here!! The last lesson of Advent: The Lesson of Jesus Christ!! Jesus saves us!! He saves us from a life from living merely for ourselves by giving us meaning when everything else falls apart. He saves us from our sins by giving us regeneration through the Power of the Holy Spirit. He […]
A lot of protestant churches don’t celebrate Advent at all. They move directly to the Christmas Story on Christmas Eve with no time in preparation for this Christmas, I think this is a mistake. In Advent we celebrate the time of waiting for the Messiah. There are important lessons in waiting that we ought not […]
A lot of protestant churches don’t celebrate Advent at all. They move directly to the Christmas Story on Christmas Eve with no time in preparation for this Christmas, I think this is a mistake. In Advent we celebrate the time of waiting for the Messiah. There are important lessons in waiting that we ought not […]