If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am …
Category: Newsletter
Jan 12
Pastor’s Pen-January 26 Newsletter
Dear ones, I am reminded once again of the old hymn “ I Know Who Holds Tomorrow” which we willsing (sung) on the first Sunday of the new year. None of us know for sure what thefuture holds for our personal lives nor our church. We may think we do, but we reallydon’t. Some things …
Dec 01
Pastor’s Pen-December Newsletter
With each passing day, week, month, and year, one of the ways in which God haschallenged and moved me in life is to be more grateful. It is not only because we justcelebrated Thanksgiving that I share this but also because we are now in the season ofAdvent.Advent is a time to celebrate the birth …
Dec 01
Pastor’s Pen-November Newsletter
November is a month where people tend to list the things they are thankful for, (it’sprobably because of that one big holiday called “Thanksgiving”). Some even will listsomething each and every day on Facebook (which is not something you will find me doing).Don’t get me wrong, it is good to be thankful, and I am …
Oct 06
Pastor’s Pen-October Newsletter
I like to write about spirituality, and I like to share what encouragement I find inscripture with others. But Church newsletters have always been hard for me.Invariably the end of the month comes, and I know I must produce an article foryou all, but I sometimes don’t know what to write about, and I wonder …
Sep 03
Pastor’s Pen-September Newsletter
As you know, we’ve been studying from ”The Greatest Chapter in the Bible”, Romans 8, the past several weeks. As I’ve pondered each week over the past week’s sermon and looked forward to the next week’s sermon, it got me to thinking that I should share just a few Bible verses, that have been meaningful …
Aug 08
Pastor’s Pen-August Newsletter
It has been a busy summer around Homestead and Dorton, hasn’t it? But, as we grow older, aren’t we thankful that God gives us the strength and ability to stay busy as we serve Him together? By the time you receive this August newsletter, it will be time for school to start. Teachers, students, and …
Jul 10
Pastor’s Pen-July Newsletter
The United States of America, this month, celebrates another birthday. She is 249 years old! You know what that means. Next year, 2026, we will celebrate 250 years. Now, we know what a 100 year anniversary is called. It is a centennial. Cumberland County itself celebrated one of those in 1956. Anyone here that was …
Jun 06
Pastor’s Pen-June Newsletter
June is the month summer begins. These dreary rainy days we’ve been experiencing sure give us cause to long for the warmth and sunshine of summer. The wet, wet, wet May we experienced hopefully gives way to the sunshine of the month of June. But I’ve been thinking about Christmas! What, you say? Christmas? Yes, …
Apr 25
Pastor’s Pen-May Newsletter
Jackie Gleason, the famous comic of the 1960s and 1970s, used to begin his Saturday evening television program with the phrase, “And away we go!” It reminds me of the hecticness (is there such a word?) of our lives. Busy, busy, busy! There seems to be no easing down through life anymore. It’s always go, …