It is hard to find words to share in the midst of the current crisis. As soon as we feel like we might understand the new “normal,” things change again. It is hard not to panic… especially when many of us are looking at either potential major medical concerns, challenging financial strain, or both. This...
There’s an interesting story in 2 Kings 12. A new king comes to power in Israel. He decides to do things God’s way for a change. Obviously this is a good idea. But he also decrees that in addition to worshiping God properly, he wants to fix up the temple...
Who do I really love? What am I really afraid of? These are the questions that, I hope, are running through your mind as you go about your Monday after yesterday’s sermon. As we begin to look at the self-made barriers to sharing God’s love with others, we started by...
It’s Monday morning and I know you’re all sad that we are now 364 days away from the next Annual Church Family Meeting! Ok, so probably no one is thinking that but I did want to thank all of you who made it a point to stay after service yesterday...
Today is November 25th…only one month until Christmas! This year, the holidays have both come too slowly and come up too quickly…it’s a paradox that I suspect many of you are experiencing with me and yet none of us can fully explain! Of course the snow yesterday reinforced that the...
It finally happened! After waiting for over six months, the walls finally came down! The lanes were finally open this past Friday! Traffic is once again flowing freely, unhindered and no longer limited! If you’re not a frequent traveler of route 222 in Lancaster around the Ephrata exit, you have...
Yesterday after service we had a great discussion regarding the proposed staff position for next year. There were some great comments and questions as we looked at the Leadership Team’s draft for a “Family Ministry Director.” If you were there, I hope you are excited to see what God is...
We always joke that my kids will grow up always on edge because anything they say or do can and will be used against them in a sermon illustration! Bailey is learning that lesson early, apparently. After last week’s Weekly Update about her sleeping schedule, she decided to sleep through...
Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.—1 Peter 2:2-3 At almost five months old, our daughter is FINALLY down to one feeding a night. Some nights, it’s at 12:45 am, other...
Every church I’ve ever been around has always had at least one peculiar “rule.” Something that an outsider with no history at that church could not possibly understand. The church Allison attended as a child still takes the cake for the most unique, however. There was an unwritten and unspoken...