Category From The Pastor

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…

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.…

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…

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…

Summer is upon us! For some, the primary distance is the heat, while for others, kids getting out of school means a time of different possibilities, vacations, etc. It can be a fun time! To help accommodate those plans, we…

As I write, we are in the process of approaching Confirmation Sunday, which will take place on May 5th, and four of our Confirmation Students will be standing up in front of the Congregation to become members of our church.…

This Easter, I hope we can all… Wait… what? I’m writing this for the Easter Lamplighter. What do you mean Easter is already OVER? We’re hopping into April and April Fool’s Day is gonna be a DOOZY because  this year…