January I’ve started putting less emphasis on years. Maybe it’s a side effect of turning forty-two, but looking to dates on a calendar for closure hasn’t really gotten me anywhere lately. Last year we went into a new year ready…
December Come, LORD Jesus. When the world around us is frightening and awful… Come, LORD Jesus. When the hatred of humanity seems louder than your love… Come, LORD Jesus. When the need of the many is beyond our capacity to provide… Come, LORD…
November One of my colleagues asked me earlier today if I had a plan for Advent yet and I wanted to hit him. Of course, Worship Committee asked me that even earlier. Are we REALLY coming up on Advent already!…
October Ok! School has started, Sunday School has Started, Adult Sunday School has started, Youth group has never reallystopped, so if you’re looking to learn more about the faith, you have plenty of opportunities to do so, and possibly more coming!…
September So don’t look now, but sometime around the time you get this copy of the Lamplighter, I will have been the Pastor of the Presbyterian Church of West Salem for a YEAR. I certainly had no idea what I was…
Did I really say, back in May, that Church life slowed down in the Summer? We’ve been buzzing with activity, from Youth Activities to Vacation Bible School, to numerous special services in the life of various church members, and we’re only starting to look…