Find Strength in Belonging How do we maintain peace and oneness in our relationships?  We have a family relationship.  We have relationships with friends.  We have a relationship at work.  We have relationships at church.  We have relationships in the community.  Wow that’s a lot of relationships!  We can have peace or strife in each…

Good afternoon all.  I was praying about a topic for this week.  Today’s sermon at church hit a part of me that resonated.  The concept was that of abundance.  What do you think of when you hear the term abundance? Is it an overflowing amount of physical things?  Food, money, number of Facebook friends, worldly…

“Seek first his Kingdom” I attended a conference yesterday and the topic of God’s Kingdom came up. The word Kingdom appears 162 times in the New Testament and twice in the Old Testament. The coming of Christ changes the emphasis from a chosen nation to the coming of God’s Kingdom and our place in it.…

Good afternoon (ok as I finish this it’s evening!) all. Sorry, this is a little late. I was away all of yesterday, so I had to do all of my outdoor projects today. Today was the first test of my new knee. I raked leaves out of the flower beds and in the back yard…

Happy Easter everyone.  I hope you are experiencing the joy of Resurrection Sunday in your heart.  I wrote about prayer a few weeks ago, but it came up again this week for me.  So, I want to revisit it from a new perspective.  I had several prayers answered this week concerning my ministry in a…

Good afternoon all.  Crazy weather still in Pittsburgh.  Snow flurries, hail, rain, sunshine one day and then 70 degrees a few days later.  The temps this time of year are like Powerball numbers… all over the place!  With the poor weather outside I worked inside the house on Saturday and ticked off some items on…

Good morning all.  Wow what a busy weekend it was at my church!  Saturday was our annual Trustees Cleanup Day.  Mulching, weeding, lawn maintenance, building maintenance; all of the odds and ends to get the church ready for Easter and outdoor activities this summer.  Sunday followed that up with a very full worship service with…

Good afternoon all. It’s a cold blustery day in Western PA today. We alternate between sun and white-out snow squalls today. Some snow over the weekend, but nothing too concerning. I am looking forward to more consistent Spring weather! Today my topic is about showing your true self. We always want to be strong, we…

Good afternoon all. I hope this day finds you happy and healthy. I just finished a very hectic week. I serve as the Tech Director for a local High School spring musical. We had our final week of shows and they wrapped up on Saturday with 2 shows. Sunday, we worked half of the day…