From the Pastor’s Desk – December
It’s hard to believe that I am already writing the final Lamplighter of 2024. Awhole lot has happened this year, sometimes it feels like it went dizzingly fast, other times achingly slow. As I look back on this year in the future, I will remember a time of greatanxiety in my own life, due to…
From the Pastor’s Desk – November
As we enter into the season of the Holidays, we find a system with a lot of joy, but as we get older, we also start to feel grief. So much of the Holiday season is designed to recall the joy of the past, but with each song, each meal, each moment, we also get…
From the Pastor’s Desk – October
There’s something powerful about working with our younger churchmembers. The youth group, our kids ranging from junior high to high school, present a very interesting opportunity in leadership, because they are getting to the point where they start asking questions. How we handle those questions says a lot about who we are as a church.I…
From the Pastor’s Desk – September
With the school year back upon us, and as we return to our standard worship hours, I find myself getting excited for a return to regular Youth Group activities. With Confirmation Class meeting during the Sunday School hour and Youth Group meeting Sunday Evenings this year, it’s an excellent opportunity to spend time with the…
From the Pastor’s Desk – August
As summer begins its wind down (slow for some, far too fast for others) I like to think about all the blessings we have coming to us as we prepare to swing back into fall. But that eagerness to look forward to busyness can often distract from the moment, and God often calls us to…
From the Pastor’s Desk – July
One of the things that is special about our holy scriptures is the way we fit into the universe. In some religious paradigms, humans were an accident, or a slave race, designed and built to serve. The idea that humanity was actually made in the image of God was, at the time of the storytelling…