Pastor’s Notes

Driving past a local church, Fr. Paige Shortal noticed a red banner with a large white comma.Ā  When he asked the pastor, ā€œWhat’s with the comma?ā€Ā  She explained that it was part of the ā€œGod Is Still Speakingā€ campaign of the United Church of…

Pastor’s Notes

Jonah is one of the few books in the Hebrew Bible regarded as comedy. Ā It has some wild ironic twists and a surprise ending.Ā  The joke’s on Jonah, the reluctant prophet. Likewise on all the other devout Jews of his day who believed that…

Pastor’s Notes

I miss Christmas already!Ā  Still, many thanks to all those who undecorated the Church last Sunday and prepared our worship space for this new season.Ā Ā  One of my favorite post holidayĀ Ā Ā  quotes comes from the poem by Dr. Howard Thurman, ā€œWhen the song of…