Greetings! The Church Year is moving steadily on and we have completed the season of Lent. Lent is a time of contemplation upon the price of our sin and the love of our Savior. As we moved through these 40 days leading to Easter, we kept our eyes focused upon...
Psalm 30 Brothers and sisters in Christ, It has been a couple weeks since I sent out a psalm study, but here is the next one. Psalm 30 is both a psalm of trust and a psalm that sets itself in a specific historical circumstance. It is a psalm that...
Order of Worship for October 18 Brothers and sisters in Christ, By God’s graciousness we have returned inside our beautiful sanctuary for worship. This Sunday the focus of the readings was on “rendering unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and unto God the things that are God’s.†A very...
Psalm 29 Brothers and sisters in Christ, Have you ever stood and watched a thunderstorm and simply been amazed at the power? Have you felt thunder that shook the house? Have you seen lightning that surprised you with its suddenness? Psalm 29 is a chance to sit and be amazed...
Order of Worship for October 4 Brothers and sisters in Christ, We continue to worship on the lawn between the sanctuary and the parish hall on Sunday mornings. We are still not able to come inside. This week because of the potential for very poor air quality we are not...
Psalm 28 Brothers and sisters in Christ, Here is another of the psalms studies. This week we look at Psalm 28. It is a wonderful prayer for those experiencing despair. In Psalm 28 David moves from moments of despair, when he wonders why God is silent with him to rejoicing...
Psalm 27 Brothers and sisters in Christ, We are surrounded by difficulties: pandemic, wildfires, poor air quality, social unrest. Psalm 27 comes to us for times such as these. David in the psalm gives us perspective, hope, and confidence. Yet the psalm also recognizes the truth that faith and fear,...
Order of Worship for September 6 Brothers and sisters in Christ, Today we observed the 14th Sunday after Pentecost. The Epistle reading from Romans 13 reminds us to be subject and obedient to the governing authorities. This is a valuable reminder as we struggle under some of the restrictions that...
Psalm 26 We have reached Psalm 26 in our study of the psalms. Today’s psalm is focused especially on the very familiar verse, “Lord, I love the habitation of Your house and the place where your glory dwells.†Some consider Psalm 26 an entrance liturgy for those coming up to...
Order of Worship for August 30 Brothers and sisters in Christ, We were able to gather again for worship this morning on the lawn at the church. We are grateful that God has allowed the air quality to be such to permit our gathering and to provide us such a...