“I’ve got good news….” Those words are usually the start of the sentence: “I’ve got good news and bad news; which do you want to hear first?” Usually when asked that question, I’ll take the bad news first. I prefer to get it out of the way. And the bad news for us spiritually is: […]
“I’ve Got Good News!” A Preaching Series
September 8, 2021 By
“I’ve got good news….” Those words are usually the start of the sentence: “I’ve got good news and bad news; which do you want to hear first?” Usually if asked that question I’ll take the bad news first. I prefer to get it out of the way. And the bad news for us spiritually is […]
Spiritual Pandemiportunities
July 25, 2021 By
I just made up a word. Pandemiportunity. I doubt it will catch on. But somebody came up with “brunch” and “hangry.” So…who knows? What is a pandemiportunity? It is an opportunity provided by the experience of the pandemic we’ve endured over the last sixteen months. It was a hard and disastrous year in many ways. […]
Prayers for the Other Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church
May 24, 2021 By
Some confusion ensued today (Monday, May 24, 2021) when news was broadcast that Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church in Beaver County had suddenly and catastrophically burned to the ground. The reports were true, and though that is our name, it was not our church. There are two Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Churches in Beaver County – ours […]
In the Wilderness, A Sermon Series on the Book of Numbers
April 6, 2021 By
In the Wilderness. We call the book “Numbers.” It is that – there are lots of numbers in Numbers. That title tells remarkably little about the content and meaning of the book. The Hebrew Bible names the books after the opening phrases – Genesis is known as “In the beginning.” The Hebrew bible name for […]
