Dear brothers & sisters in Christ,             It is said that patience is a virtue. But what in the world does that even mean?             Well … I looked it up online, because you know, everything you find online is true and accurate.              According to writingexplained.org, the phrase “patience is a virtue” means ……

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,             At the time of me writing this, I’m in the midst of getting ready for the busyness of Holy Week.  As I was trying to figure out what to write about, a constant struggle with most newsletter articles, I couldn’t help but think about a story involving Moses…

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ!             A year ago this month … all of our lives were changed. A year ago, the initial waves the Covid-19 virus started to make its impact on the world. The way we interacted with people changed, the way we did business changed, the way we worship and do…

Dear brothers & sisters in Christ,             I want to start out by saying, I know this month’s article is longer than my normal article (okay, it is a lot longer). I know that it is not my normal writing style, but I encourage you, I plead with you to read it in its entirety.…

Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ,             Ahhhhh, 2020 is behind us!!! This means that all the chaos, all the uncertainty, all the anxiety, all the shut-downs, virtual learning, lack of sports, and restrictions on businesses are all behind us right?            Uhhh … maybe not … probably not … highly doubtful actually. As much as…

Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ, If you could ask for anything, and by that I mean literally anything in all of the world … what would you ask for this Christmas? What that item you wish for fit under your Christmas tree or would it fit inside of your stocking … or neither? As…

Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ, I want you think about something for just a minute. What is your mealtime routine? Eating is part of it of course, but is there anything else you do … say before or after the meal, besides putting the food on the table and then cleaning up. At our…

FROM PASTOR MIKE’S DESK: Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ, Up, down, left, right, this way, that way, no wait, which way am I suppose to be going again? That pretty sums up how it seems like my days are typically going. At times I feel like I’m meeting myself coming as I’m leaving. Needless…

FROM PASTOR MIKE’S DESK: Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ,      About a month ago I preached a sermon on permanency. In that message I talked about how everything around us is changing and that the only permanent thing any of us can count on in our lives is the presence and steadfast love of…

FROM PASTOR MEYER’S DESK: If there is one thing we have all learned over the past few months thanks to the Coronavirus it is that life does not always go according to plan.  I’ve certainly learned that.  As most of you know, I made it known a few years ago that I would be retiring…