Newsletter

Dear Friends,
As we approach the end of summer, it would be a great time to review what we learned. As I look outside at nature, it reminds me of what may happen as we practice our spiritual disciplines.
Our lawn looks worn and sad. There are brown spots and bare patches. This is usually from the fact that we forgot to care for it. We may have not watered it. This may be from the lack of fertilizer or we may have not
planted new seeds.

This is like what may happen in our prayer life. If our prayer life feels dry, we may have forgotten to water it with scripture reading. If our prayer life is listless, we may have forgotten to add service to fertilize our
prayers. Something special happens when we serve. We realize that we do have it good, and we feel good when we help another person. If our prayer life seems always the same, we need to flavor it with acts of
righteousness. Smile at another. Give of your time. Share your resources. Each of these actions leads to our prayer life having some vibrancy about it.

September Newsletter

Dear Friends,

As we close out this year, we Presbyterians have had a vibrant impact in our society. In these columns, we have looked at what makes Presbyterians so unique and impactful in our society.

One of our rallying cries out of the Reformation was Sola Scriptura which means Scripture Alone. Sometimes organizations like the church can add rules and regulations that do not conform to their founding documents. We as a church have a set of founding documents—they are the Scriptures. For us, the Scriptures are the set of rules and responsibilities for the church.

December 25 Newsletter

Dear Friends,

Rooted in Love, Grounded in Grace, Growing for God

As we enter the fourth month of the new year, we need to remind ourselves of words that affirm. There can be many places where we read or have heard words that pain our heart. So it is very important for us to hear and listen to words that affirm great spiritual truths.

One of the greatest statements that I have ever heard, we celebrate at this time of the year-“Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but He has risen.” (Luke 24:6) Or how about this statement of life, “So when it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were shut where the disciples were…Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, ‘Peace be with you.’ And when He had said this, He showed them both His hands and His side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.” (John 20: 19-20). [Read more…] about April’s Newsletter