Pastor’s Blog

It’s a New Way of Living!
“That you may have Life and have it abundantly!” The promise of resurrection is the truth that most excites me about the Christian message.

Crafting Our Lives In Christ
How exciting that we’re bringing back the Gala this year! We have several folks and members of the congregation who are creating wonderful gifts and

New Year, New Insight, New Discoveries, New…
Happy New Year! 2026….2026! After leaving the theater, I spent two years working with church youth groups in central Illinois to see if this sense

The Work of Repairing
There are certain signals we all recognize that warn us Christmas is on its way. The day after Thanksgiving, the busiest shopping day of the

Now There’s A Hook!
“O give thanks to the Lord, our God,For God’s steadfast love endures forever” (Psalm 136:1) In popular contemporary music, the stuff we hear on “Top

Plumb, Made Smooth, Joined Together, and Varnished
“It’s been a while”…I’ve shared before that a hobby of mine is woodworking. I’m certainly no “fine craftsmen”. In fact, I often kid that I’m