I know how to live in humble circumstances;I know also how to live with abundance. Today’s readings all speak of living with fear and concern – and how the saving power of God supports and sustains us through difficult times. It’s impossible to know how we will react when serious…

In 740 BC (that’s almost 3000 years ago!) Isaiah wrote about Yahweh’s vineyard–His Chosen People. He cared tenderly for His vineyard, tending the soil, protecting, fertilizing it with His goodness. While He expected to reap a loving, caring, faithful nation, He was rewarded with “wild grapes.” The goodness that He…

Our first Children’s Night Out for the school year will be held Friday, October 14th, from 5:30-8:30. Children 6 weeks and older are invited to join into the evening events while their parents enjoy some relaxation! Games, crafts and supper are included. There is no charge for the event, but…

Today’s reading speaks to us on many levels. As a parent, I can easily identify with the frustration the father must feel when he asks his sons to help. I can rejoice with him when the first son, who initially refused to help, changes his mind and does what was…

Pastoral Council Meeting -September 19th, 6:15pm, at our Whitney Point Church Hall. Although it was previously announced that the meeting is at 6:30pm, we would like everyone to be there by 6:15pm to select positions for our newly elected members.

It’s getting dark and nervously she paces in her modest home. Worried, she sweeps the dirt floor from one side to the next. It is late and she begins to pray, “O God, where is my Joseph? Where is he, Lord? It is getting late and I know he didn’t…

We all know people who carry grudges. As our first reading describes them, they “hug anger and wrath tight.” I’d guess that every family has a few of these characters. Sometimes the grudges are over little things – someone said something they didn’t like, or didn’t reciprocate a gift, and they never…

Today’s readings (1st and Gospel–note how similar they are,) make me cringe a bit. It is a wake up call that I/we are to some degree our brother’s and sister’s keeper. In Jesus’ day it was common practice to correct the public sinner first privately alone, then with a few…

One of my dogs, Kodi, is very old, blind, and arthritic. He always walks in front of me, like a good sled dog. But in truth, with his slow, stumbling pace, he is an obstacle for me. “Get behind me, Kodi!” I might plead. Being who he is, Kodi gives…

“You are Peter and upon this rock I will build my church and the gates of the Netherworld shall not prevail against it.” Lekan Olatoye, was a 42 year old man from Nigeria who traveled to America to study at Dallas Seminary. Though Lekan had been a successful executive with…