We all understand the whole Cause-Effect relationship, that if something happens, it precipitates something else happening as a direct consequence. For example, if I stepped off a moving train cruising along at 55 mph, I would immediately begin to slow down at an ever-decreasing rate of speed – especially if I smack into a telephone … [Read more…]
We intentionally spend one service per quarter, wheneverthere are 5 Sundays in a month, praying for the needs within our church family specifically and the spiritual state of our nation generally. Instead of the usual order of service that includes a 30-minute sermon, our Praise Band leads us in singing several contemporary songs that accentuate … [Read more…]
We welcome into our pulpit this Sunday the Chaplain at America’s Keswick, one of the oldest drug and alcohol rehabilitation residences in our country – and fully devoted to addressing not just the obvious need of its clients, but their spiritual need as well. Please join us to hear, Rev. Paul Ciotta, share from the Scriptures on a … [Read more…]
Back in high school, I stood head and shoulders below the academic elite. I sat comfortably in that scholastic range of mediocrity. B’s and C’s dominated on all my report cards. Unfortunately – for me – my parents didn’t buy into my defense that B’s stood for “Banner” grades while C’s for “Commendable” ones. One … [Read more…]
Back in the late winter of 2013, in the months prior to resigning from my former pastorate, my emotional state resembled a roller coaster on steroids. The up part, as with a roller coaster being pulled uphill, was slow and labored. I did everything I could to muster up sufficient emotional strength to plow through … [Read more…]
