by Pastor Karen Troxler Scripture: Psalm 46 Psalm 46 was my mom’s favorite scripture passage. I’ve been aware of that since I was a young child, to the extent that I remember claiming that it was also my favorite, simply because it was hers. I even highlighted it in my
Continue readingby Pastor Kevin Griffin Scripture: Hebrews 11:7 There is a growing frustration in our country, and it’s in regard to fathers. While it is true that we have many homes where there is no father present physically, we have an additional issue. The way the media portrays fathers is not
Continue readingby Pastor Jim Lucas Scripture: Isaiah 43:2, 19; John 16:33; Psalm 55:22; Joshua 1:9; Rom 8:39; I Pet 2:9; Deut 31:6 It’s difficult facing cold, hard reality. You face a hardship, and there it is, a new reality starring you in the face. You lose your job. The cold, hard,
Continue readingby Pastor JJ Wyzinski Scripture: Exodus 20:1-17 Matthew 7:24-27 (Told as an illustration) The world of the Israelite people, much like our own was filled with gods. No matter where you went, you could find a god for just about anything and you could find someone who worshipped that god
Continue readingby Pastor David Troxler Scripture: Numbers 11 There’s too much in this chapter to address in a short devotional. I like that 70 elders prophesied in the name of the Lord and came along side Moses to lead the people, but we won’t focus on that. Nor will we focus
Continue readingby Pastor Karen Troxler Scripture: Matthew 9:35-38 When Dave and I lived in MA, one of our favorite activities was to go to a Red Sox game. We would drive the 25 miles from our home in Duxbury to Quincy, where we would travel into Boston on the T, taking
Continue readingby Pastor Kevin Griffin Scripture: Hosea 3:1-3 Not sure how you have been the last few weeks as we have watched our country deal with a pandemic and protests, but I have been I watch the news, I listen to the radio and read the newspaper (online of course) and
Continue readingby Pastor Jim Lucas Scripture: John 14:6; John 8:31-32; John 14:12 The sound of hate. The fury of anger. Words of venom profuse, laying thick in the air. My heart is heavy. What can I do, you might ask? I have. I can let my little light shine. It’s not
Continue readingby Pastor Chris Shalter Scripture: Psalm 62 For the last 14 or so weeks I’ve been a mostly stay-at-home-working-dad. My daughter’s daycare center shut down due to the pandemic, and like many, many parents I was thrust into the position of juggling working from home and being a father, teacher,
Continue readingby Pastor David Troxler Scripture: Matthew 12:33-42 In M. Night Shyamalan’s movie, “Signs,” Mel Gibson plays a minister who has lost his faith after his wife’s tragic death in a car accident. (Yes, even ministers have crises of faith.) The movie is about an alien invasion in eastern Pennsylvania and
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