Poured Out

Good afternoon, friends. This is Pastor Don. A couple of times, Paul refers to his life as being “poured out.” He meant his life energies and time was being offered to God and to the people in his churches as an act of worship and sacrifice. If you are like me, it...

God’s Handiwork

Good afternoon, friends. This is Pastor Don. When we think of the act of creation, we try to conjure up visions of time before time. A moment or an eon before there was anything – when God first acted. Words can’t contain such an experience. As the Genesis...

Ripple Effect

Good afternoon, friends, this is Pastor Don. Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Frantz is a United Church of Christ minister who retired after serving two long-term pastorates. He was reflecting on an idea popular in the 70’s called “Chaos Theory.” That theory proposes that even the...

Take His Yoke

Good afternoon, friends. This is Pastor Don. I was reflecting this morning on God’s call to Moses to lead his people out of Egypt. When Moses was reluctant, God promised: “I will be with you.” Often we are suspicious of offers to help because we have become accustomed...

Holy Friendship

Friends. This is Pastor Don. There are so many factors that come together to make us strong emotionally, physically, and even spiritually. I don’t know if this has occurred to you, but the friends you spend time with are one of those factors. If you look at this from...

Waiting

Good afternoon, friends.  This is Pastor Don.  I’ve been thinking about our friend Keith and the many farmers in our area of Ohio. They have worked tirelessly to get their seed in the ground and it just sits there in the dry soil waiting for the rain....