Pastoral Ponderings

Dark of winter, soft and still, your quiet calm surrounds me.Let my thoughts go where they will; ease my mind profoundly.And then my soul will

Generous- (adjective) showing a readiness to give more of something, as money or time, than is strictly necessary or expected. (Websters Dictionary) “Give, and it

Then God said, Let the earth put forth vegetation: plants yielding seed, and fruit trees of every kind on earth that bear fruit with the

Keep these words that I am commanding you in your heart. Recite them to your children and talk about them when you are at home

This month’s Ponderings was shared by a friend of mine. I thought it would work well for our summer edition! More meditations like this can

Be anxious for nothing but in everything with prayer and supplication with thanksgiving  let your requests be made known to God. Philippians 4:6 I was

Romans 7:17-25 (MSG) I can will it, but I can’t do it. I decide to do good, but I don’t really do it; decide not to

My sheep hear my voice and I know them, and they follow me. – John 10:27 Yesterday, seminary student Steve Pozzato asked me a question,

11 For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; 12 The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds

Bona fide: “In good faith, not counterfeit made with earnest intent, sincere” – Merriam- Webster In these days following my Installation, many of you may