Renewing and Reconnecting

Good afternoon, friends. This is Pastor Don. Fall is such a striking and stunningly beautiful time of the year! We all watch in amazement as the leaves on the various trees around us begin to put on this display of colors that daily paint and repaint the landscape...

This is the Way

Good afternoon, friends. This is Pastor Don. I’m in the middle of a captivating book called Solito which means “Alone.” It is the true story of a 9 year-old boy named Javier who has to leave his grandparents home in El Salvadore to make a 3000 mile journey to...

Just Trust

Good afternoon, friends. This is Pastor Don. On our recent vacation, we spend 4 nights in a beautiful home in the mountains just outside of Ashville, NC. The loft we stayed in was perfect. The views were spectacular and the air seemed so clean and pure. Alongside the...

Blessings on Us Both

Good afternoon, friends. This is Pastor Don. I want to start this call by letting you know that Mary Ann and I will be in church as usual this coming Sunday, but after worship is over, we are headed out for two weeks of vacation. The first week, we will spend visiting...

All Shall Be Well

Good afternoon, friends. This is Pastor Don.I think I’ve mentioned Julian Norwich to you before. She was an “anchoress” for the church of St. Julian in Norwich, England. She was probably born around 1342. For more than 20 years, she lived in a small cell attached to...

Heart of God

Good afternoon, friends. This is Pastor Don. Well, it’s been quite a week for disasters, hasn’t it? Last Friday, nearly 3000 people perished in Morocco because of an earthquake. Monday, we remembered the 2,996 people who died in the 9-11 attack in 2001. Then yesterday...