PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: “Finding out where joy resides…and giving it a voice”. – (Robert Louis Stevenson) Robert Louis Stevenson said, the real work of the Poet is “finding out where joy resides and give it a voice beyond singing. For to miss the joy is to miss it all!” Every man, woman, boy, and girl on…
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: “Happy Unscrupulous Fishing: You Have a Divine License!” Recently, my son Justin, reminded me that now that I am a Senior Citizen that I do not have to buy a fishing license any longer. What an exasperating feeling! One definite reason to get back into a habit that I have always enjoyed,…
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: “IDENTITY-YOU CAN’T GO BACK HOME TO FIND IT!” In 1975, two years before his death, Charlie Chaplin was visiting France. He visited nearby Monaco, and while there he entered “Charlie-Chaplin Look-Alike Contest”. He thought he was a shoe-in to win the prize money, and everyone would have a good laugh. Charlie came…
PASTOR’S PERSPECTIVE: BELONGING IS VERY NECESSARY There are many voices today decrying the Church of Jesus Christ. They tell us that she is outdated. Irrelevant. Impotent. Unneccesary. The focus basically is-you can be a Christian. You can love the Lord. You can live for Him in the world today-but you don’t need, nor will…