Pastor’s Thoughts

Maggots, grubs, worms. When I imagine one or many of these nasty slimy buggers living inside my body unseen, feeding off my flesh, slowly rotting me out I feel deeply disgusted. If I knew I had a worm, I would do anything to remove the alien invader, and fast. But...

Pastor’s Thoughts

Our festival is approaching soon  Sunday September 29. We will have a polka band from 12 pm to 4pm followed by Flashback CLE (70’s 80’s hits) from 5 pm to 9 pm. Hope to see everyone there. Louise Slavik will be coordinating selling and collecting of baked goods that...

Pastor’s Thoughts

This morning I received a text message that a member of my extended family will likely die of cancer within the next few hours. His name is Luke. He is a 45year old husband and father of six. Though I am not as close to him as my sister (she is his sisterinlaw and...

Pastor’s Thoughts

One of the most touching YouTube videos I’ve ever seen is one in which a deaf woman receives new technology to heal her hearing. She hears her husband’s voice for the first time and her own, too and bursts into tears of overwhelming joy. It must have been like...

Pastor’s Thoughts

This weekend our country celebrates “Labor Day.” It is a strange celebration without a lot of ritual except for some we have created like picnics, parades, and barbecuing. The US Department of Labor Defines Labor Day as “a creation of the labor movement and is...

Pastor’s Thoughts

The famous Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky said, “Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing.” In the Gospel reading this week, Jesus does something harsh and dreadful he watches his own disciples abandon him. What could possibly be loving about that? Well, we...