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Doing Our Part
“We must face the sad fact that at eleven o’clock on Sunday morning when we stand to sing ‘In Christ there is no East or West,’ we stand in the most segregated hour of America.” – Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. When I was a boy, the lingering effects of segregation confused and then…
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Racial Justice
Continuing what God started in me As I’ve confessed from the pulpit, Paul’s Letter to the Philippians has a special place in my heart. So, it’s not surprising that, as I began to write this article, two quotations from that epistle popped into my mind. First, from chapter 1, verse 6: “I am confident of…
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From the Pastor
Doing Our Part “We must face the sad fact that at eleven o’clock on Sunday morning when we stand to sing ‘In Christ there is no East or West,’ we stand in the most segregated hour of America.” – Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. When I was a boy, the lingering effects of segregation…
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Regarding Church Music and Prayer
“Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come into God’s presence with singing.” — Psalm 100:1-2 “Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe!” — Psalm 150:3-4 “And when the musician played,…
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What’s he up to now?
I certainly don’t have to tell you, my dear Methodist friends, that any time a new pastor shows up, he or she shows up with ways of doing things that are different from the pastor before. Sometimes, the new pastor’s ways of doing things may be different from any pastor you’ve known before. As a…
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A Season of Preparation
A quick glance at the calendar tells me that by the time I write this article next month, the kids will be back in school! My first thought: good grief! It’s going to be hot those first few days/weeks of school. Pray for those kids—and their teachers! My subsequent thoughts turned to different ways those…
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Greetings from Pastor Chris
Hello, Friends! Since I’m just beginning to learn what is “standard operating procedure” for St. Andrew’s, I’m not sure if I will have had my first Sunday among you (7/2) before you read this or after. At any rate, please know that as of writing this (6/13), I am excited to be joining you in…
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A parting note from Pastor Steve
Most of you know that I will be retiring from pulpit ministry at the end of June. I retired from ministry once before in June of 2015. At that time, the District Superintendent had asked me to take a leave of absence instead of retiring so I wouldn’t have surrender my credentials. That would have…
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The Day of Pentecost
The Easter Season is over, and we are headed for Pentecost. That doesn’t mean our job as Easter people is done. As Easter people, we believe in the Risen Christ and all that means for those who believe. I recently said in one of my messages that I believe all those who witnessed the death…
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Spring is here.
As I begin to write this, it sure doesn’t feel like it! The thermometer read 10 degrees when I got up this morning. Spring is a time of new beginnings. Flowers begin to bloom. Birds return from their winter havens. Trees begin to bud. Grass begins to grow. It is also when we celebrate the…