Pastor’s Corner

WHAT GROWS IN YOUR GARDEN? April showers bring May flowers, or so the saying goes.  I would like to take that saying and add a biblical slant to its truth.  To speak of April showers takes my memory back to…
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LIVING THE LIFESTYLE OF HEAVEN The Bible reminds us that our citizenship is in heaven (Phil 3:20).  That means we work at living the lifestyle of heaven, here on earth.  That is what Jesus meant when he taught us to…
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A LOVE FOR THE AGES George Matheson was one of Scotland’s great preachers.  Born in 1842, he served for over 40 years as a pastor and author of numerous hymns still sung in the church.  What many people do not…
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INVESTMENTS THAT CANNOT BE LOST As we begin a new year consider the following statement: “What the new year brings to you will depend a great deal on what you are bringing to the new year.”  Good counsel.  Nowhere is…
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November is a month of colors.  Most of us will think of the fall colors—oranges, yellows, reds—all those leaves that turn glorious this time of year.  For many of us, however, it is a month of colors for another reason. …
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  November is a month of colors.  Most of us will think of the fall colors—oranges, yellows, reds—all those leaves that turn glorious this time of year.  For many of us, however, it is a month of colors for another…
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MILESTONES: GEMSTONES OR MILLSTONES? OR     What do milestones represent?  They can be gemstones or millstones.  A gemstone usually reminds us of a meaningful event like the one a diamond does for a marriage.  On the other hand, millstones can…
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Leaving A Legacy That Never Dies A number of years ago I had the privilege of meeting retired Marine Colonel, Mitchell Paige, Medal of Honor winner at the Battle of Guadalcanal in WWII.  Every Marine who has ever served knows…
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GIVING BY FAITH AND GENEROSITY Science fiction writer, Isaac Asimov, tells the story of Nathan Rothschild, the brilliant financier of 19th century England.  Once, getting out of a hackney cab in London, he paid the cab driver the fare and…
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God’s Summer School Sixty years ago, a group called The Jamies came out with a song entitled, “Summertime, Summertime.”  If you’re of The Dick Clark Show vintage maybe you remember it.  The song reached #26 on the US Billboard Hot 100.  The words…
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