Pastor’s Pen

“Lord, thou hast been a refuge, from one generation to another. Before the mountains were brought forth or ever the earth and the world were made, thou art God, from everlasting and world without end. ” ~ Psalm 90, A prayer of Moses, the man of God. Beloved of God, British composer Ralph Vaughn Williams’ […]

“Happy are those…whose delight is in the law of the LORD… They are like trees planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its season, and their leaves do not wither.” ~ Psalm 1 Beloved of God, Can it be September already?  The fringe of color I saw yesterday on a young maple, […]

“As you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in utmost eagerness, and in our love for you—so we want you to excel also in this generous undertaking… For you know the generous act of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by […]

“The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how.” ~ Mark 4:26-27 Beloved of God, Seeds are remarkable things. In recent weeks a variety of them have been sown in […]

“Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action.” ~ 1 John 3:18 Beloved of God, During these 50 days of Easter we learn what it means to be Easter people.  It’s a time for equipping and preparing us to carry Christ’s message of reconciliation to the world in […]

“But he was wounded for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the punishment that made us whole, and by his bruises we are healed.” ~ Isaiah 53:5 Beloved of God, The voice on the other end of the phone sounded familiar.  “Pastor Erik, this is Kevin.  Do you remember me?” I did […]

“When anyone is in Christ there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!” ~ 2 Corinthians 5:17 Beloved of God, When there are seven kids in the family, you don’t each get your own bath water.  No, you share it.  At least that’s the way it was in […]

“See what love the Father has given to us, that we should be called the children of God, and that is what we are!” ~ 1 John 3:1 Beloved of God, Legacy is our focus for this month; the legacy we have received from God in Jesus—an identity, a purpose, and a destiny—and the legacies […]

“What ruler wades through murky streams and bows beneath the wave, ignoring how the world esteems the powerful and brave? Christ gleams with water born with clay from land the prophets trod. Above while heaven’s clouds give way descends the dove of God. Come bow beneath the flowing wave. Christ stands here at your side […]