It is a new year! 2017 is gone and 2018 is here and now is the time we think about what we will do this year. So what are your resolutions this year? Do you want to lose weight? Do you want to quit smoking? Maybe it’s to quit drinking. Maybe you want to saveContinue reading “What will you do this year?”
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Holiday Bucket List
I shared this picture on Facebook and have seen it several places. I think it is a great way to orient ourselves at this time of year. But it also reminds me that sometimes we fall short of the mark. Some of you may be aware that St. John’s received an anonymous letter early inContinue reading “Holiday Bucket List”
Being thankful…
We are entering the month of November with our holiday coming up here in the United States of Thanksgiving, where we gather with our families and we sit around and overindulge on foods we probably shouldn’t eat and then sleep on couches as we “watch” football games. Now don’t get me wrong I will beContinue reading “Being thankful…”
Strong beliefs, loosely held.
I sit at my desk and put off writing this article because I don’t know what to write about. But I wonder today if any of us will actually listen to the other. If we will open our minds to the possibility that we may not have all for information and we could actually beContinue reading “Strong beliefs, loosely held.”
G.R.O.W.
It is September and school is almost here. That means that learning will be starting… But learning is not just for public and private education or to be done by just kids. Learning is something we all need to do through out all of our lives. We have confirmation which helps us learn the faithContinue reading “G.R.O.W.”
Back to school
It is August and for some of us, that means it is time to start preparing to go back to school! Teachers will be in class rooms if they haven’t been already. Getting things ready for the new students to arrive in the fall. Parents will go back school shopping with reluctant children. Kids willContinue reading “Back to school”
Go but know…
“and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (Acts 1:8 NRSV) Summer is finally upon us and the time for travel has come! So go out into the world, but remember when you go you do not leave your church behind because youContinue reading “Go but know…”
Don’t forget Worship!
Summer is upon us! Finally, maybe the weather will get warmer and stay warmer so we can turn the heat off, and get outside and enjoy the sun and the wonderful scents of campfires and cookouts! And now is the time when the kids are out of school and we will be going every whichContinue reading “Don’t forget Worship!”
What is God’s purpose for me?
Below is a post I took from Facebook from the page of Bishop Timothy Marcus Smith. Yes, I asked him permission to use his post. I felt it was a wonderful look at who we are as God’s children in the world today. Before Bishop Smith was elected bishop of the North Carolina Synod ofContinue reading “What is God’s purpose for me?”
Alle… Oops…
Alle… Oops. Hold on… As you are reading this article it is still Lent. But it is April and Spring and it should be Easter! And yes that celebration is coming. This year Easter is almost as late as it can be. The latest Easter can be is April 25. We are in that alreadyContinue reading “Alle… Oops…”
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