Pastoral Ponderings

The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps. Proverbs 16:9 Several years ago, when I left a Union job to

“…the people living in darkness have seen a great light” Matthew 4:16 Last week I had a dinner guest challenge religion saying it was all

Let heaven celebrate! Let earth rejoice! Let the sea and everything in it roar! Let the countryside and everything in it celebrate! Then all the

Go home to your friends and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.  Mark

“There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different

       I hope this month’s newsletter finds you all in the midst of a sabbath summer!  I hope  you  are taking time to rest, play,

Better is one hand full of quietness than two hands full of toil and striving after wind. Ecclesiastes 4:6 Many times, at funerals we read

Although you have not seen him you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe and rejoice with and an

Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to  non-human entities.[1]  It is considered to be an innate tendency of human psychology. [2](Wikipedia)

For many years I taught Sunday school with a lovely woman named Mrs.“O”. Mrs.“O” was devoted to teaching children for almost fifty years. As Christian