John and I are in Florida getting ready to leave for a cruise. Yes, I know, I’m spoiled. We are looking forward to having a few days to rest and relax OUTSIDE. I just hope I don’t blind anyone with my Casper the Friendly Ghost, white body. After we arrived last night we went to…
Stories of Grace and Faith
A Christmas Story
It’s after midnight on Christmas eve, so technically it’s already Christmas, and I should be in bed; but, I wanted to share a Christmas greeting with you before the day is out. As you might expect, Christmas doesn’t leave one a lot of time for writing a blog so I’m going to share a little…
Remembering What God Has Done
Today is the final Sunday of the year and, as two of our pastors, Pastor Jeff and Pastor Joe, did last year they did again this year – a tag team “end of the year” sermon. But before their sermon I stood in church singing Matt Redman’s song “You Never Let Go,” and remembering last year’s…
Silent Night
Most of us have heard the story of how the beloved Christmas carol, Silent Night, was written. It was December 24, in Oberndorf, Austria and the church organ wasn’t working. Father Joseph Mohr was obviously concerned as this problem would clearly effect the music for the Christmas Eve service. He quickly wrote the words to…
Lessons from a Fallen Angel
More than twenty years ago my grandmother gave me some beautiful and delicate little wooden angels. I believe they are imported from Germany and, at one point, someone told me they are quite valuable. I just think they are cute. The set includes about seven angels, all doing something different, like holding a star, or…