My father is an avid fisherman. When I was a little girl I remember him taking my brothers and I down to the Babcock Pond to spend the day fishing. At that young age, I didn’t know anything about fishing. So he very gently and calmly showed me how to bait my hook with the … [Read more…]
When you look at these crosses what images come to your minds? (show a series of different styles of crosses) They represent our faith and Christ’s sacrifice. They don’t represent the horrible form of execution that the cross actually was. They don’t represent death but rather they represent the life that Christ’s sacrifice brought to … [Read more…]
Who here has ever been told, “God will not give you more than you can handle?” I know I have had this line quoted at me several times by several different people in my family and even some close friends of mine. But there’s no comfort in that line. Each time it was quoted to … [Read more…]
A new way, a new life, this is what has been offered by Christ. This is what Jesus signifies in his visit to his home synagogue with his comments after reading the scriptures? This is what we see reiterated in Paul’s description of the gifts of the spirit. With the coming of the Messiah, with … [Read more…]
