Category: Pastor Cheryl’s Blog

This coming Sunday is transfiguration Sunday where we ponder Christ appearing as glorified in front of His disciples. This was a moment of awe and wonder for Peter, James, and John. Up to this point they saw Jesus as a good teacher and a healer. But now they saw him…

The bible often calls God a refuge or stronghold. David, shepherd boy, often used this word for God. While keeping his sheep in the wilderness where the weather could suddenly change, David knew how important it was to have a sturdy shelter to find safety inside in the middle of…

If our church would disappear tomorrow, would our community miss us? That was a question that was asked of me at the ECO conference I attended last week. As I thought about this question, I thought about Ephesians 4:32. It is a scripture about kindness. Listen to my talk on…

“This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24 It is amazing how easy it is to forget to be thankful for the gifts that God has given you. Recently I saw a video of child in a third world country…

“My life is your hands,” is a common cry of the prophets in Old Testament. They often say it in times of destress or attack. What is the prophet trying to express by using this phrase? Most certainly it is an affirmation of God’s sovereignty, but I also think that…

How precious are our friendships!! In times of darkness, the sound of a friend’s voice can lift our gaze to a new perspective. In times of joy, friend’s voices cheer on our celebrations and inspire us to recognize God’s hand in our accomplishments. How necessary human relationships are in the…

So, here comes another new year! If you are like most people, you may spend some time reflecting as 2024 turns into 2025. News Years Day is an occasion that most people take to sort through their mistakes of the last year and set new goals for the new year.…

One of my favorite lessons of Advent is the third lesson of advent, the lesson of peace and love. In this lesson we ponder Bethlehem who had no room for for Jesus and remind ourselves that we must have room for Jesus when He knocks at the door of our…

The Second Lesson of Advent is the lesson of faith. The bible tells us that in Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Faith gives us the ability to trust in something that we do not see or completely understand.…

Our hope in God can get us through life’s greatest storms, this same hope can also give us a wider perspective when we feel especially blest. Hope helps us to see the bigger picture and empowers us to keep our eyes on God’s plan not simply on our own plan.…