Faith, Trust & Hope “Once all the villagers decided to pray for rain. On the day of prayer, all the people gathered, but only one boy came with an umbrella. That is faith.”  Does our faith show (like an umbrella)? “When you throw a baby up in the air, they laugh...

Fred and his wife Edna went to the state fair every year. Every year Fred would say, "Edna, I'd like to ride in that there airplane." And every year Edna would say, "I know Fred, but that airplane ride costs ten dollars, and ten dollars is ten dollars." One year Fred...

Four high school boys afflicted with spring fever skipped morning classes. After lunch they reported to the teacher that they had a flat tire. Much to their relief she smiled and said, "Well, you missed a test today so take seats apart from one another and take out a...

Why Holy week? Why does Jesus have to die? There are multifaceted pieces to the most important week in our Judeo-Christian faith. Easter cannot happen without Good Friday, which is preceded and given meaning by the Last Supper (New Covenant in Jesus blood) that we...

It’s been one year (last March) since our “marriage” as pastor and congregation, here’s a few marriage anniversary chuckles. “I love you more than carbs but less than cheese!” “I love you. Thanks for killing all the spiders this year.” “If love is an amazing dream,...

Happy Valentine’s Day   Upcoming events in February and beyond: Sunday Feb. 5th - Job series 3 of 4 “Literary Treasure” also celebrating communion: The wisdom book of Job answers the question why bad things happen to good people, with rich content, structure, and...

The unfathomable mystery of God is that God is a lover who wants to be loved – Henri Nouwen What follows is excepts from a book I am writing “Wholy Wholeness.” Pastor Avery continued, “what if God is bound by not tampering with human free will yet doing everything...

As we enter the Advent (Christmas) season there’s a lot going on, with or without all of Santa’s reindeer… Upcoming events in December: Saturday, Dec. 3rd Cookie Walk 9 am to noon in fellowship hall: The Whitechapel Handbell Choir will be playing seasonal pieces in...

A cold “time out” can work wonders 29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. Ephesians 4:29  Does our speech/language encourage others? Do...