by Pastor Cecil | Jan 7, 2024 | Pastor's Blog
Luke 2:25-35 Some of you might have noticed on Christmas Eve that the Christ candle was burning low as the Candlelighters lit their candles by it. By the time Earl’s turn came, it looked extinguished. Unable to light his candle by it, he used mine. So, you can imagine...
by Pastor Cecil | Dec 20, 2023 | Pastor's Blog
Isaiah 9:1-7 I once brought some friends from the city to my home in the country for a visit. I handed them a flashlight and motioned for them to follow me. It was a dark, moonless night, so I should not have been surprised to see them getting nervous as I led...
by Pastor Cecil | Aug 21, 2023 | Pastor's Blog, Uncategorized
Matthew 15:23-28 With the Maui disaster fresh on our minds, you probably remember the worst days of Katrina. Mr. Brown, head of FEMA at the time, was sending e-mails to his staff like this: I’m not answering [questions], but do have a question. Do you know anyone who...
by Pastor Cecil | Aug 21, 2023 | Pastor's Blog, Uncategorized
Matthew 14:22-33 To heighten the sense of drama in this scripture, I would assign sounds to people in the group, so that every time they heard the word “wind” they would “whoosh” and for waves they would “shhhh.” For “ghost” one might say, “booo!” You get the idea....
by Pastor Cecil | Mar 11, 2023 | Pastor's Blog
Zechariah 7:4-12 There lived in a certain town two men: one was well-off, the other rather poor. But the poor man did have a lovely family and a pet lamb. The children loved the lamb, and the whole family shared their food with it, and the lamb slept in their arms....
