Treasured Friends, Have you ever thought about how different things might be if you didn’t know the date of your birth?  Imagine how many forms we fill out that require a birth date.  Would you know with certainty you are old enough to drive, or vote, or if you had…

Treasured Friends, One question all of us Christians need to be able to answer is: “What is the gospel?”, which is another way of asking: “What is the good news?” As Christians, we talk about the good news which we have received, which we believe, and which we are called…

Treasured Friends, As always, I’m eager to gather with you this Sunday at our Lord’s Table, as we share together His gift of Holy Communion. You’ve heard me before refer to the sacraments – especially Communion – as “God’s Show and Tell.” What God tells us in His written Word…

Treasured Friends, In a recent Sunday School class, one participant said: “Maybe I shouldn’t ask so many questions about why God does this or why He did that, but I should just trust.” I suspect we’ve all had a similar thought at some point. “Can I be a Christian, and…

Treasured Friends, It seems odd to write the words, “I’m starting a blog” halfway through the year 2024. Of course, you all know me well enough by now to know that I’m far more comfortable with books than computers, and that my preference in books tends to lie with the…