Friend to Friend
Our pastors' reflections on the spiritual life, on the life of our church community, and on our lives in general...
Mercy Is a Lifestyle
Most of the world has now seen the image of the young man from the opposing little league team silently approach the...
Quaker Beliefs -- Part 3
What do YOU believe about the Holy Spirit? Introduction In the past few months we have been reviewing early Quaker...
Quaker Beliefs -- Part 2
What do YOU believe about The Lord Jesus Christ? Introduction Last month we started a newsletter section about what...
Quaker Beliefs -- Part 1
What do YOU believe about GOD? Introduction Many people grew up in a time when the Bible was taken as unmistakably...
Brush Your Teeth Every Day!
While staring at myself in the mirror this morning, I realized that in the scurry of the day I had mindlessly left the...
The Daily Grind
One day it will be the small things that matter. It is the mundane routine of the daily grind that impacts the distant...
Following God on the Highway of Life
As I am driving to Rushville to meet my friend for lunch, I realize that I am going to be late as usual.
Let's Hang Out
I recall my 1st grade teacher sending home old retired readers so that I could enjoy reading. My 2nd grade teacher sat...
Just Give Up
Most of us do not like “surprises.” We like to be in control. But, if we are honest, there is very little that we are...
Letting Go, Letting God
Once AGAIN I looked in the mirror and realized I had put on a lot of extra weight. Once AGAIN I don’t feel as mentally...
God Is For Us
While praying and studying scripture for our Fall study, I was struck by the completeness of Paul’s message in Romans...
No Surprise!!!
A few weeks ago, I was speaking to another teacher about the increasing struggles she had experienced over the last 3...
That's What Friends Are For
When I was very young, maybe 3 - 5 years old, my mom was my best friend. She spent hours reading to me, taking me on...
A Whole New Outfit
As a teacher I experienced frequent leadership changes. Getting a new school leader with new ideas that would call us...
It's Complicated
When I was around 15 and home alone, I decided to surprise my parents and get the yard mowed while they were gone. As...
Basic Instinct
Every time I arrive home after dark, my dogs leap off the front porch with bristled hair. They bark frantically and...
April Showers Bring May Flowers
As I age, I reflect frequently on the life lessons my parents taught me. Many of the lessons that my mom taught were...
Kindness Matters
My post is very simple this week. I cannot express it any more clearly than Paul does in Ephesians 4:32. Each of us...
Just Do You
“All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it.” I Cor. 12:27 “JUST DO YOU” is a popular...
Rejoice in the Lord Always!
We have been studying the book of Philippians the last couple of months on Sunday mornings. This month we will...
Please Watch Your Step
Playing a child’s game of tag in the cover of night is a dream come true for every 16 year old boy. My confidence had...
Life Is a Journey
I stumbled across this early in the week. I wanted to share it with you on the blog today. There is much said in this...
Putting Down Roots
“May your roots go down deep into the soil of God’s marvelous love” Ephesians 3:17b (TLB) By some standards, Linda...
Freshen Up
It’s tax time! This is the time of year I find myself needing to file a document or piece of information into a place...
Just Plain Tired
Have you ever been tired...really tired? I am talking about the kind of tired you feel when you just can’t find space...
Happy New Year!
Hope of a new season and celebration of Jesus’ birth lead us to Isaiah 9. Isaiah is expressing THE TRUE HOPE that will...
Growing in Knowledge and Insight
“My prayer for you is that you will overflow more and more with love for others, and at the same time keep on growing...
Responding to God
“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”...
Being Thankful and Trusting God During Difficult Times
November is the traditional month for being thankful in the USA, mainly due to harvesting of crops. If you live in...
Did You See God Yesterday?
I saw God yesterday, not in the grand perspective of things, but in the little things that so often go unnoticed. I...
Wildlife Lessons From My Porches
I live in New Castle, Indiana, and am blessed to have a house with an eastern facing front porch and a western facing...
What Are You Tethered To?
Did you ever play tetherball when you were a kid? It was the one sport that I was fairly good at winning occasionally....
What Is Essential?
I keep hearing the term “essential service” being used a lot during this time of worry about Covid-19. I often wonder...
God's Plans Are Best
May is a wonderful month of celebrating spring, Mother’s Day, nurses and teachers. I feel like God nurtures us by...
Palm Sunday Message
SCRIPTURE READING FOR TODAY – Mark 11:1-11 (NIV) Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King 11 As they approached Jerusalem...
Always Keeping Our Eyes on the Lord!
"I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken." Psalm 16:8 (NIV) The six weeks...
New Every Morning!
“It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning:...
New Life is Nearby
It is only nine miles away. Nine miles goes by quickly if you are on a highway and driving 65 miles per hour. It goes...
Transformed By Jesus
“To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me mightily” Colossians 1:29 Over the...
Walking with Jesus
“Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act.” Psalm 37:5 (NRSV) Last Sunday, the Holy Spirit led our...
The Right Time
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” Ecclesiastes 3:1...
"Breath of Heaven"
Cathy Harris sang this song, “Breath of Heaven,” today – the first Sunday after Easter. Generally, this song is...
