I have read many New Year’s blogs regarding the great thing about a New Year. Words like “blank pages,” “resolutions,” and “a fresh start” are just some of the ways people in the blogosphere have chosen to describe the New Year. I’m a little late in my “New Year’s post.” Quite honestly, I’ve been tired….
Remembering What God Has Done
Today is the final Sunday of the year and, as two of our pastors, Pastor Jeff and Pastor Joe, did last year they did again this year – a tag team “end of the year” sermon. But before their sermon I stood in church singing Matt Redman’s song “You Never Let Go,” and remembering last year’s…
Silent Night
Most of us have heard the story of how the beloved Christmas carol, Silent Night, was written. It was December 24, in Oberndorf, Austria and the church organ wasn’t working. Father Joseph Mohr was obviously concerned as this problem would clearly effect the music for the Christmas Eve service. He quickly wrote the words to…
Sunrise, Sunset
Yesterday, our son, Adam, married the love of his life, Heidi Auchtung. I sat at the wedding thinking, “Did I teach him everything I needed to? Did I forget anything?” I suppose I should have thought of that before he turned 25 but somehow it seemed more important as he was starting a life with…
Lessons from a Fallen Angel
More than twenty years ago my grandmother gave me some beautiful and delicate little wooden angels. I believe they are imported from Germany and, at one point, someone told me they are quite valuable. I just think they are cute. The set includes about seven angels, all doing something different, like holding a star, or…