Letter from the Pastor

A study of the history of war offers little encouragement to a world that is hungry for peace.  In ancient times wars were fought on a small scale between village and village.  Then it became tribe against tribe and province against province.  Later the combatants were nations, then coalitions of nations.  Until today it seems that virtually one half of the world is lined up against the other half.  A similar development can be traced in the weapons that are used to wage war.  At first people fought each other with clubs and rocks, then with spears and bows and […]

For many people in this world, it is sometimes very difficult to believe in a God of love.  But neither is it easy to get rid of Him.  Even a casual look at the starry heavens on a clear night can fill us with a sense of awe.   And we find ourselves thinking that someone must be behind all of this.  And sometimes in quiet moments, there is a feeling that we are not alone.  Someone else is there, a presence that nothing material can explain. So for many they believe in God more or less.  The evidence is inconclusive.  […]

Not everyone can preach beautiful sermons or deliver learned lectures but anyone of us can make God visible.  We can paint a picture of Him with our own lives. When a person says, “I have been saved by grace of God through Christ,” what does he mean?  The New Testament doesn’t make it something vague and abstract, but something clear and concrete.  It talks about specific qualities of life.  Jesus said, “By this shall all men know that you are my followers, that you love one another.”  The Book of Acts says, “When the people saw the courage of the […]

Millions of Americans let the technology “babysit” their children for large portions of the day.  Even at 11 o’clock at night, long after cartoons and family shows have ended, an estimated 12 million children under age 10 are still on computers.  These hours have an enormous influence on our children.  Studies have shown that the media exercises the greatest formative influence on  viewers who have not yet formed strong personal values.  As adults with Christian principles, we have some protection from media influence, but the minds of young children are wide open.  We need to be cautious. Consider just the […]